閖

閖	U+9596, 閖 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9596

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(こくじ) (kokuji), the ゆり (yuri) and しなたり (shinatari) readings are instead an instance of 国訓(こっくん) (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

(Hyōgai kanji)

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(ゆり) • (Yuri)

only used in 閖上 (Yuriage) (a place in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan)

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)

[1] Longkan Shoujian in the National Diet Library, book 2, page 26, character 10

[2] Dictionary of Japanese-created Kanji 2014 (和製漢字の辞典2014) (entry #2627)

[3] 閖上の「閖」の文字 (from official website of Natori City)

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