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Kotomora

梼

block of wood, blockhead, stupid

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Readings

On'yomi

  • トウ

Kun'yomi

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Nanori

  • ゆす

Meaning

梼 centers on a block of wood and, by extension, a blockhead or stupid person—someone as dense and unresponsive as a wooden block.

Study

Etymology

梼 combines 木 (tree/wood) with 寿, which likely contributes the sound. The meaning 'block of wood' fits the wood radical, and the extended sense 'blockhead' is a metaphorical use.

Meaning mnemonic

A wooden block (木) beside a shape suggesting longevity (寿) — imagine an old, stubborn block of wood that has sat around so long it has become dense and stupid.

Reading mnemonic

For トウ, picture a toe (トウ) stubbed on a block of wood: the pain makes you feel like a blockhead for not watching where you were going.