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Kotomora

囿

game preserve, pasture, garden

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ユウ

Kun'yomi

  • その

Meaning

囿 centers on an enclosed natural space for animals or plants: a game preserve, pasture, or garden. The common thread is a bounded area where living things are kept or cultivated.

Study

Etymology

囿 combines 囗 (enclosure) with 有 (to have, exist), suggesting a bounded area where animals or plants are kept. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component structure fits the meaning of a preserve or garden.

Meaning mnemonic

An enclosure 囗 with 有 (to have) inside: picture a fenced area where you have animals or plants, like a game preserve or garden.

Reading mnemonic

For ユウ, imagine you walking through a peaceful garden enclosure: you -> ユウ, and the garden is a place you have.