髧
long hair
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Readings
On'yomi
- タン
- ドン
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
髧 centers on long hair, specifically hair that hangs down or drapes. It describes the visual quality of lengthy, flowing hair.
Study
Etymology
髧 combines the hair radical 髟 with the phonetic component 冘, which likely contributed the sound. The character is used to describe long, hanging hair.
Meaning mnemonic
The top part 髟 represents hair, and the bottom part 冘 looks like a person with long hair flowing down. Picture someone with hair so long it drapes over their shoulders.
Reading mnemonic
For タン, imagine a long-haired person getting a tan while their hair hangs down: tan -> タン, and the long hair flows in the sun.