Mnemonic
A violent storm unleashes torrents of rain across the city. Water rushes toward a cage-like iron grate bolted over a gutter. The cage rattles violently as the storm forces water down into the narrow channel below, swirling into darkness.
Additional thoughts
Picture the cage as the metal grate you see over street gutters — bars trapping debris while storm water drains through. The sound of rattling metal in a downpour locks the image in.Quick recall
A storm floods water through a cage grate into the gutter below.Details
The keyword for 溝 is gutter. This kanji refers to a narrow channel or trench designed to carry water, such as a ditch, drain, or groove along the side of a road. It can also describe any elongated depression or furrow, whether natural or man-made, that serves as a conduit for liquid flow. By extension, it is sometimes used figuratively to represent a gap or rift between people or ideas.
- On'yomi
- こう
- Kun'yomi
- みぞ