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On-Yomi: スウ、ス、サク、ソク、シュ — Kun-Yomi: かず、かぞ.える、しばしば、せ.める、わずらわ.しい

Koohii stories:

1) [astgtciv] 4-4-2007(264): Young taskmaster is learning numbers by watching women haul sacks of rice past him. "One… two… four! No, wrong! Go back, go back!".

2) [Johnnyltn] 20-8-2006(79): Women toil in the rice fields carrying heavy sacks of rice to be numbered and counted by the taskmaster.

3) [ivoSF] 25-8-2006(63): Maybe a bit rude but a vivid image: a woman slave is forced to count rice-grains and get whiped by the taskmaster who shouts "count you bi***".

4) [mikemorr] 12-4-2009(47): Rice above woman is the character 娄, which can refer to a constellation. (Mnemonic: The stars of the constellation are like grains of rice, forming the shape of a woman in the sky.) We'll also see 娄 in watchtower (#930 楼) and frequently (#2221 屡). Number: The taskmaster makes you count the number of stars in the constellation.

5) [Francois] 22-4-2008(23): Rice-ladies are nothing but numbers to the taskmaster.

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