閖
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Translingual
Han character
閖 (Kangxi radical 169, 門+4, 12 strokes, cangjie input 日弓水 (ANE), composition ⿵門水)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1333, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41260
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 7, page 4288, character 9
- Unihan data for U+9596
Japanese
Glyph origin
Originates from China, possibly a variant of 澇. It appears in the Longkan Shoujian as being pronounced as 澇 (MC law|lawX|lawH) or 勞 (MC law|lawH). Often mistaken for a 国字 (kokuji), the ゆり (yuri) and しなたり (shinatari) readings are instead an instance of 国訓 (kokkun).[1][2]
Folk etymology claims that it was coined by Date Tsunamura when he was looking out at the sea through the gate of Dainenji Temple in Sendai;[3] however, the character greatly predates him.
Kanji
閖
- shake while rinsing, pan for gold
Readings
- On (unclassified): ろう (rō)
- Kun: うつくしい (utsukushī)、にわたずみ (niwatazumi)、あまつひ (amatsuhi)、なみ (nami)、あまみず (amamizu)、こみのみず (kominomizu)、うるう (urū)、すすぐ (susugu)、いたむ (itamu)、あまりみず (amarimizu)、しなたり (shinatari)、ゆり (yuri)
Proper noun
閖 • (Yuri)
References
- ^ Longkan Shoujian in the National Diet Library, book 2, page 26, character 10
- ^ Dictionary of Japanese-created Kanji 2014 (和製漢字の辞典2014) (entry #2627)
- ^ 閖上の「閖」の文字 (from official website of Natori City)