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Kotomora

篼

sedan

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Readings

On'yomi

  • トウ
  • ツ

Kun'yomi

  • かいばおけ

Meaning

篼 centers on a sedan chair or palanquin, a covered seat carried on poles. The given meaning 'sedan' refers to this type of conveyance.

Study

Etymology

篼 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 兜 (helmet/hood), likely indicating a bamboo-framed covered conveyance. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Bamboo 竹 over a helmet-like cover 兜: picture a bamboo-framed sedan chair with a hooded top, carrying someone in a covered seat.

Reading mnemonic

For トウ, imagine a toe poking out from under the sedan's bamboo cover: toe -> トウ, and the sedan carries the person whose toe is visible.