畝
furrow, thirty tsubo, ridge, rib
Readings
On'yomi
- ボウ
- ホ
- モ
- ム
Kun'yomi
- せ
- うね
Meaning
畝 centers on a raised line in a field: a furrow or ridge in farming, and by extension a rib-like raised line. The unit 'thirty tsubo' is a specific land-measurement application of the same field-ridge idea.
Most common words using 畝
- 畝うね
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops
- 畝るうねるN1
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to snake
- 壟畝ろうほ
ridges of and paths between fields
- 町段畝歩ちょうたんせぶ
units of square measure (for rice fields, forests, etc.)
- 畝せ
se (Japanese unit of area equal to 30 tsubo, approx. 99.174 m.sq.)
- 畝ほ
mu (Chinese measure of land area, formerly approx. 600 m.sq., currently approx. 667 m.sq.)
- 畝溝うねみぞ
furrow ridges
- 畝立てうねたて
building rice-field ridges
- 畝織りうねおり
ribbed fabric; corded fabric; ridged fabric; corduro; repp; rep
- 畝間うねま
furrow; room with ridged roof
- 畝須うねす
ridged whale meat used to make whale "bacon"
- 経畝織たてうねおり
warp rib weave (cloth)
Study
Etymology
畝 combines 亩 (a field-related component) with 久, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The character expresses the idea of furrows or ridges in a field.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 亩 looks like a field with a top mark, and the right side 久 suggests something long-lasting. Picture a field with permanent raised ridges that last season after season.
Reading mnemonic
For ボウ, imagine a bow-shaped furrow in the field: bow -> ボウ, and the curved ridge looks like a bow stretched across the land.