鬒
black, glossy hair
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Readings
On'yomi
- シン
Kun'yomi
- おお.い
Meaning
鬒 centers on the appearance of thick, lustrous black hair. The given meanings describe this specific visual quality rather than separate concepts.
Study
Etymology
鬒 combines 髟 (hair) with 真, which likely contributes the sound and may reinforce the idea of true or genuine blackness. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 髟 is the hair radical, and the bottom 真 means truth or reality. Imagine hair so genuinely black and glossy that it looks like a perfect, true black.
Reading mnemonic
For シン, picture a shiny black hairpin: shin -> シン, and the hairpin gleams against the glossy black hair.