埿

埿 U+57FF, 埿
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-57FF
← 埾
[U+57FE]
CJK Unified Ideographs 堀 →
[U+5800]

Translingual

Han character

埿 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水心土 (EPG), four-corner 37104, composition ⿱泥土)

References

  • KangXi: page 231, character 20
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5204
  • Dae Jaweon: page 468, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 458, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+57FF

Chinese

Glyph origin

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 埿 – see 泥 (“mud; soil; earth; etc.”).
(This character, 埿, is a variant form of 泥.)

Japanese

Kanji

埿

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. mud

Readings

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As a variant/ancient form of 泥:

  • Go-on: ない (nai)
  • Kan-on: でい (dei)

As a variant form of 湴:

Readings shared by both forms:

Usage notes

Used as 借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨de⟩ and ⟨pi1⟩ in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE).

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
埿
ひじ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Noun

埿(ひじ) • (hiji) ←ひぢ (fidi)?

  1. Alternative spelling of 泥 (hiji): mud
Derived terms
  • 埿土(ういじ) (uiji)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
埿
うき
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Noun

埿(うき) • (uki) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 泥 (uki): a marshland, swamp
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