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Kotomora

槫

hearse

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Readings

On'yomi

  • タン
  • セン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

槫 centers on a hearse, a vehicle for carrying the dead. The single given meaning is specific and concrete.

Study

Etymology

槫 combines 木 (tree, wood) with 專, which likely contributes the sound. The character is associated with a wooden hearse, but the exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 木 suggests wood, and the right side 專 looks like a specialized vehicle. Picture a wooden cart specially built to carry a coffin: that is a hearse.

Reading mnemonic

For タン, imagine a tan-colored wooden hearse: tan -> タン, and the wood 木 on the left reinforces the image.