1249/2000JLPT: N1School Grade: Junior high schoolThis character is a combination of 衣 clothing and 口
1249/2000JLPT: N1School Grade: Junior high schoolThis character is a combination of 衣 clothing and 口 mouth. There are multiple theories for the origin of this character. One is that it represents covering the mouth with a cloth, or, in a figurative sense, “covering/stifling one’s (sad) feelings/thoughts and keeping them inside one’s heart.” -- source link
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