駓
gallop
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Readings
On'yomi
- ヒ
Kun'yomi
- しらかげ
Meaning
駓 centers on a horse moving at full speed: a gallop. The meaning is specific to equine motion.
Study
Etymology
駓 combines 馬 (horse) with 丕, which likely contributes the sound. The character is a phono-semantic compound for a galloping horse.
Meaning mnemonic
A horse 馬 beside the sound component 丕: picture a horse bursting into a gallop when it hears the sound 'hi'.
Reading mnemonic
For ヒ, imagine a horse galloping so fast it lets out a high-pitched 'hee' sound: hee -> ヒ.