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Kotomora

僦

to heir, to rent

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Readings

On'yomi

  • シュウ
  • シュ

Kun'yomi

  • か.りる
  • おく.る
  • あつ.まる

Meaning

僦 centers on transferring possession or use: inheriting something or renting it out. Both meanings involve a person giving or receiving a right to something.

Study

Etymology

僦 combines 亻 (person) with 就, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to approaching or taking on something. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

A person 亻 approaching 就 a task of passing on property: either inheriting it or renting it out.

Reading mnemonic

For シュウ, imagine a person inheriting a shoe collection: shoe -> シュウ, and the person 亻 takes ownership.