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Kotomora

罒

net radical variant (no. 122)

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Readings

On'yomi

  • モウ
  • ボウ

Kun'yomi

  • あみがしら
  • よこめ

Meaning

罒 is a radical variant of the net radical, used as a top component in characters related to nets, traps, or covering. Its standalone meaning is simply this radical shape.

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Etymology

罒 is a simplified top form of 网, which is a pictograph of a net. The modern form retains the net-like grid shape.

Meaning mnemonic

The four small boxes inside the outer frame look like the mesh of a net stretched across the top of a character.

Reading mnemonic

For モウ, imagine a net catching a mow (as in mowing down) of fish: mow -> モウ, and the net scoops them up.