幘
turban, conical cap
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Readings
On'yomi
- サク
- シャク
Kun'yomi
- ずきん
Meaning
幘 centers on a specific type of headwear: a turban or conical cap. Both meanings describe a wrapped or shaped cloth covering for the head.
Study
Etymology
幘 combines 巾 (cloth) with 責, which likely contributes the sound. The character refers to a cloth head covering, consistent with the 巾 component.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 巾 is a cloth, and the right side 責 looks like a person wearing a tall, wrapped headpiece. Picture wrapping a long cloth around the head to form a turban or conical cap.
Reading mnemonic
For サク, imagine tying a turban so tightly it makes a 'sack' shape on the head: sack -> サク, and the cloth wraps into a conical cap.