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Kotomora

盍

come together, congregate, meet, cover

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • おお.う
  • なんぞ

Meaning

盍 centers on bringing things together: people congregating or meeting, and by extension, covering as a result of gathering over something.

Study

Etymology

盍 combines 去 (go away) and 皿 (dish). The historical development is uncertain, but it may have originally depicted a cover over a vessel, later extended to the idea of gathering or meeting.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture a dish (皿) with a lid going away (去) from it, revealing that people have gathered around it. The lid covers the dish when they come together.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, imagine a group of people coming together under a large coat (コート) that covers them all: coat -> コウ.