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Kotomora

筤

young bamboo

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ロウ
  • リョウ

Kun'yomi

  • かご

Meaning

筤 centers on young bamboo: a bamboo shoot or a bamboo that is still tender and not fully grown.

Study

Etymology

筤 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 良, which likely contributes the sound. The character is used specifically for young bamboo.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 竹 is bamboo, and the bottom 良 looks like a tender shoot with a small dot on top. Picture a young bamboo shoot pushing up through the soil.

Reading mnemonic

For ロウ, imagine a row of young bamboo shoots lined up in a nursery: row -> ロウ, and each shoot is a young bamboo.