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Kotomora

絻

mourning

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ブン
  • モン
  • ベン
  • メン
  • バン
  • マン

Kun'yomi

  • もふく

Meaning

絻 centers on mourning, specifically the ritual garments or cloth associated with funerals and remembrance of the dead.

Study

Etymology

絻 combines 糸 (thread, cloth) with 免, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of avoidance or removal, as in mourning rituals. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 糸 is thread or cloth, and the right side 免 can suggest exemption or release. Picture mourning clothes made of coarse thread, worn when one is released from ordinary life to honor the dead.

Reading mnemonic

For ブン, imagine a funeral bun (a small bread roll) left as an offering on the mourning cloth: bun -> ブン, tying the sound to the somber scene.