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Kotomora

篩

sieve, sift, screen

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Readings

On'yomi

  • シ
  • サイ

Kun'yomi

  • ふる.う

Meaning

篩 centers on separating fine material from coarse: a sieve or screen used for sifting. The meanings all relate to the action or tool for filtering particles by size.

Most common words using 篩

  • 篩ふるい

    sieve; sifter; screen

  • エラトステネスの篩エラトステネスのふるい

    Eratosthenes' sieve

  • 回転篩かいてんぶるい

    trommel

  • 土篩つちふるい

    earth sieve; dirt sifter

  • 篩うふるう

    to sieve (e.g. flour); to sift; to riddle

  • 篩に掛けるふるいにかける

    to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to separate (wheat from chaff)

  • 篩絹ふるいぎぬ

    bolting cloth

  • 篩骨しこつ

    ethmoid bone (of the skull)

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Etymology

篩 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 師, which likely contributes the sound. Bamboo was commonly used to make sieves, so the character suggests a bamboo sieve.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 竹 is bamboo, and the bottom 師 looks like a master or expert. Imagine a master craftsman weaving a bamboo sieve to sift flour perfectly.

Reading mnemonic

For シ, picture a sieve sifting fine sand at the sea (シー): sea -> シ, and the sieve separates the grains.