纜
hawser
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Readings
On'yomi
- ラン
Kun'yomi
- ともづな
Meaning
纜 centers on a thick, heavy rope used for mooring or towing ships: a hawser.
Most common words using 纜
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Etymology
纜 combines 糸 (thread) with 覽, which likely contributes the sound ラン and may suggest the idea of overseeing or gathering, as a hawser gathers and secures a ship.
Meaning mnemonic
The thread radical 糸 on the left and the complex 覽 on the right suggest a massive rope made of many threads, strong enough to moor a ship.
Reading mnemonic
For ラン, imagine a long hawser running from the ship to the dock: run -> ラン, and the rope runs out as the ship is secured.