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Chafe


Radical Combination


Meaning

Chafe

Mnemonic

Below the canopy of trees is a hand. The hand is just there to chafe against the trees.

There's a hand just chafing against some trees. That's... interesting.


Reading

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

さす

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

As the hand chafes on the trees, it says mama (ま), mama.

This is the hand of a child looking for its mama. And, it chafes against trees to try and find the warm, soft touch of its mama. Instead, it only finds rough bark, so it continues its chafing.


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