沽

price, buying & selling

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Readings

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

あた.い
あら.い
う.る

Meaning

沽 centers on commercial exchange: the price of something, or the act of buying and selling. The two given meanings are two sides of the same transaction.

Most common words using 沽

アメリカ梯沽アメリカでいご
cockspur coral tree (Erythrina crista-galli)
沽券こけん
dignity; credit; public estimation; face; honor; reputation
沽券に関わるこけんにかかわる
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name

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Study

Etymology

沽 combines 氵 (water) with 古, which likely contributes the sound. The connection to commerce may come from the idea of liquid goods being bought and sold, but the exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is water 氵, and the right side is old 古. Imagine an old market by the water where prices are haggled and goods are bought and sold.

Reading mnemonic

For コ, picture a coin (コイン) being exchanged at the old water market: coin -> コ, and the coin represents the price of buying and selling.