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Kotomora

槾

paste wall with dirt

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Readings

On'yomi

  • バン
  • マン

Kun'yomi

  • こて

Meaning

槾 centers on applying a paste-like substance to a wall, specifically using dirt or mud as a coating material.

Study

Etymology

槾 combines 木 (wood/tree) with 曼, which likely contributes the sound. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the character is associated with plastering or pasting walls with dirt, possibly involving a wooden tool.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 木 suggests a wooden trowel or tool, and the right side 曼 looks like a spread-out covering. Picture using a wooden tool to spread mud paste smoothly over a wall.

Reading mnemonic

For バン, imagine a wooden plank (バン) used to smooth the mud paste onto the wall: plank -> バン, and the wood 木 helps spread the dirt coating.