摩 Chafe

Radical Combination

• 广

  Canopy
• 木

  Tree
• 手

  Hand

Meaning

Primary

Chafe

Mnemonic

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

Hints

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

Readings

On’yomi

ま

Kun’yomi

さす

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

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

Hints

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.