The meaning of the little ム in the kanji 魅
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魅 is made of 鬼＋未, and 鬼 is from the shape of a dancing man with holding a head of a dead person (so ム might represent a head).
魅 - ウィクショナリー日本語版
鬼 - ウィクショナリー日本語版
On the other hand, katakana ム is from the upper part of a kanji 牟. A famous authority on the origin of Chinese characters 白川静 Shirakawa Shizuka said that this part represents a nose ring of cow.
ム - ウィクショナリー日本語版
Thus, the ム in 魅 has nothing to do with katakana ム.
魅 - ウィクショナリー日本語版
鬼 - ウィクショナリー日本語版
On the other hand, katakana ム is from the upper part of a kanji 牟. A famous authority on the origin of Chinese characters 白川静 Shirakawa Shizuka said that this part represents a nose ring of cow.
ム - ウィクショナリー日本語版
Thus, the ム in 魅 has nothing to do with katakana ム.
