匛
bier, coffin
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Readings
On'yomi
- キュウ
- グ
Kun'yomi
- ひちぎ
- ひつぎ
Meaning
匛 centers on a container for the dead: a bier or coffin used in funeral rites.
Study
Etymology
匛 combines the enclosure 匚 (box) with 久, likely suggesting a container associated with the dead. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The outer 匚 is a box, and inside is 久, which looks like a person lying down. Picture a box holding a body: a coffin or bier.
Reading mnemonic
For キュウ, imagine a coffin being carried in a quiet, solemn queue: queue -> キュウ, and the box holds the deceased.