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Kotomora

麮

porridge

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Readings

On'yomi

  • キョ
  • コ

Kun'yomi

  • むぎがゆ

Meaning

麮 centers on a soft, boiled grain dish: porridge made from wheat or barley.

Study

Etymology

麮 combines 麥 (wheat) and 去, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a wheat-based porridge.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 麥 is wheat, and the right side 去 looks like a lid being lifted off a pot. Imagine lifting the lid off a pot of wheat porridge.

Reading mnemonic

For キョ, imagine a giant pot of porridge so big it casts a huge shadow: 'kyo' sounds like the start of 'kyo-dai' (huge), and the shadow covers everything.