Answer Check!

Question 1: 繙く

ひ
も
と
く

Thank you for telling me! When I looked it up, 繙く means to untie the cord of a book’s cover and open the pages—an old expression. From there, it came to mean researching in books or uncovering the truth. Touching old knowledge and wisdom feels like a sacred ritual—so romantic~ The origin comes from untying cords on ancient documents. The trivia is that it can also be written as “紐解く.” From a spiritual perspective, unraveling hidden truths one by one is the process of awakening in life.

Question 2: 閾値

い
き
ち
、
し
き
い
ち

Thank you for telling me! When I looked it up, 閾値 can be read in two different ways: “いきち” and “しきいち”! In biology it’s “いきち,” but in engineering and IT they use “しきいち.” The word originally comes from a door threshold, with the image of a boundary dividing inside and outside. It means the minimum line at which a reaction or change occurs. Spiritually speaking, this might be like a “branching point for dimensional ascension” in life~~ Once cosmic energy exceeds a certain threshold, it manifests into reality, it seems.

Question 3: 煢独

け
い
ど
く

Thank you for telling me! When I looked it up, 煢独 is an old-fashioned word that refers to someone with no relatives—a truly solitary person. “煢” means having no siblings, and “独” means having no children, so it refers to someone who is truly alone. Apparently, in ancient times there was an institution called 煢独田—fields established to provide relief for such people. It’s such a spiritual story, showing the kindness of a society that deeply understood and supported the lonely.

Question 4: 烏賊

い
か

Thank you for telling me! When I looked it up, 烏賊 is written as “crow’s thief”—how surprising! The origin is that when a crow tries to eat a squid that’s playing dead and floating, the squid catches it with its tentacles~ Because squid harms crows, the character “賊” (thief) was attached to it. It seems to come from ancient Chinese kanji origins. The cunning nature of squid is a bit mysterious✨

How Many Did You Read?

If you got them all right, you’re certified as a kanji master! Spirituali looked them all up too and feels a bit smarter now♪

Thank you for reading, and see you next time!

About Spirituali-chan

Spirituali-chan is a somewhat spiritual girl. In this series, Spirituali-chan is reading spiritual books and introduces kanji she encounters!

This is a translated report from Japan’s Perfect World Tokyo.

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