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杢

woodworker, (kokuji)

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Readings

On'yomi

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Kun'yomi

  • もく

Meaning

杢 centers on a person who works with wood: a woodworker or carpenter. It is a kokuji, a kanji created in Japan specifically for this meaning.

Most common words using 杢

  • 杢もく

    figure (pattern in wood)

  • 杢グレーもくグレー

    heather grey

  • 杢糸もくいと

    grandrelle yarn; mouline yarn; mottled yarn; mock twist yarn

  • 杢調もくちょう

    mottled (cloth color); speckled; grainy

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Etymology

杢 is a Japanese-made kokuji combining 木 (tree, wood) and 工 (work, craft) to represent a woodworker. It has no ancient Chinese origin.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 and work 工 come together: a woodworker is someone who works with wood.

Reading mnemonic

For もく, imagine a woodworker carving a mock-up of a tree: mock -> もく, and the woodworker shapes the wood.