Meanings
Readings
Common Words
clock; watch; timepiece
rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; sharpness
Orig. meaning
edges (of a gem)
Formal or literary term
medicine; art of medicine; doctor
Formal or literary term
dispensing spoon
Medicine
genital warts; venereal warts; anal warts; condylomata acuminata
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
The earth forms squared jewels by piling soil upon soil for aeons.
The golem’s heart is a magical squared jewel made by taking soil from its birthplace and layering it with soil from the place it’s sworn to protect.
As a primitive, we’ll think of this as ivy.
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