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Kotomora

屧

wooden shoes, clogs

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Readings

On'yomi

  • テイ
  • タイ
  • ショウ

Kun'yomi

  • しきわら
  • くつしき

Meaning

屧 centers on wooden footwear: clogs or wooden shoes. The meanings are concrete and closely related to a specific type of shoe.

Study

Etymology

屧 combines 尸 (a pictograph of a person or body) with 彳 (step) and 枼 (leaf/wood), suggesting a wooden item for stepping. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the components point to a wooden shoe.

Meaning mnemonic

Under the shelter of 尸, imagine stepping 彳 onto wooden leaves 枼: these are wooden clogs or shoes made from wood.

Reading mnemonic

For テイ, picture a wooden clog with a small table (テーブル) attached to the sole: table -> テイ, and the table-like wooden base makes the shoe.