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Kotomora

箍

barrel hoop

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コ

Kun'yomi

  • たが

Meaning

箍 centers on a tight band that holds something together: a barrel hoop. The idea is a circular binding that encircles and secures.

Most common words using 箍

  • 箍たが

    hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

  • 箍を嵌めるたがをはめる

    to hoop; to put a hoop on; to bind a barrel with hoops

  • 箍を締めるたがをしめる

    to pull oneself together; to get one's act together; to brace oneself

  • 緊箍児きんこじ

    magical circlet given from Guanyin to Xuanzang used to control Sun Wukong (from A Journey To The West)

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Etymology

箍 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 㧜, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of encircling or binding. Bamboo strips were historically used to make hoops.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 竹 is bamboo, and the bottom 㧜 looks like a hand wrapping something around. Picture bamboo strips being bent into a tight hoop by hand to bind a barrel.

Reading mnemonic

For コ, imagine a small child (子, こ) trying to roll a barrel hoop: 子 -> コ, and the hoop is made of bamboo.