Mnemonic
Under the moon, a fountain erupts from the soil — but instead of water, warm oily fluid sprays out. You kneel and discover a fleshy pore in the ground. The earth itself has a gland! It pulses and secretes hormones into the night like a living organ beneath your feet.
Additional thoughts
Moon = body/flesh radical, fountain = fluid springing forth. A gland is essentially the body's fountain — an organ that produces and releases fluids. Picture the moon illuminating this grotesque biological fountain.Quick recall
The moon lights a fountain of oily secretion — the earth's own gland.Details
The keyword for 腺 is gland. This kanji refers to organs or tissues in the body that produce and secrete specific substances, such as sweat glands, salivary glands, or thyroid glands. It is a medical and anatomical term used to describe these specialized secretory structures found throughout the body. The character conveys the idea of bodily organs associated with the production of fluids or hormones essential to biological functions.
- On'yomi
- せん