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Kotomora

庾

granary, storehouse

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ユ

Kun'yomi

  • くら

Meaning

庾 centers on a building for storing grain or goods: a granary or storehouse.

Study

Etymology

庾 combines 广 (building) with 臾, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a granary or storehouse.

Meaning mnemonic

Under the building roof 广, the inner shape 臾 looks like a container with a lid, storing grain safely inside a granary.

Reading mnemonic

For ユ, imagine you opening the granary door: you -> ユ, and you see the stored grain.