梱
pack, tie up, bale
Readings
On'yomi
- コン
Kun'yomi
- こう.る
- こうり
- こり
- しきみ
Meaning
梱 centers on securing items together for transport or storage: packing, tying up, or making a bale.
Most common words using 梱
- 梱こり
wrapped package; bale
- 梱包こんぽう
packing; crating; packaging
- 梱るこうる
to pack; to box; to package
- 元梱もとこん
original packaging (e.g. box holding several cartons, each with individually packaged products)
- 再梱包さいこんぽう
repackaging
- 同梱どうこん
including (in a package); packing together with
- 梱包材こんぽうざい
packing material (boxes, insulation, shock resistance, etc.)
- 梱包爆薬こんぽうばくやく
satchel charge
- 梱包箱こんぽうばこ
packing box
- 梱包費こんぽうひ
packaging cost
- 梱包資材こんぽうしざい
packaging material
- 開梱かいこん
open (as of a pack)
Study
Etymology
梱 combines 木 (tree, wood) with 困, which likely contributes the sound コン and may suggest the idea of enclosing or binding. The character likely originally referred to wooden materials used for tying or packing.
Meaning mnemonic
A tree 木 is surrounded and tied up 困, like wooden planks being bound together into a tight pack or bale.
Reading mnemonic
For コン, imagine a con artist tying up wooden crates to pack them for a scam: con -> コン, and the wood is bound tight.