廚
kitchen
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Readings
On'yomi
- シュウ
- ズ
- チュ
- チュウ
Kun'yomi
- くりや
Meaning
廚 centers on a kitchen: the place where food is prepared and cooked.
Study
Etymology
廚 combines 广 (building) with 尌, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a kitchen or cooking area within a building.
Meaning mnemonic
Under the roof 广, the complex inner shape 尌 suggests a busy kitchen with many tools and containers. Picture a bustling kitchen inside a building.
Reading mnemonic
For シュウ, imagine a chef shouting 'Shoo!' to shoo people out of the kitchen: shoo -> シュウ, and the kitchen stays orderly.