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Kotomora

萄

grape vine, wild grape

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • ドウ
  • トウ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

萄 refers specifically to grapevines, especially wild grapes. It is almost always used in the compound 葡萄 (ぶどう, grape).

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Etymology

萄 combines 艹 (plant) with 匋, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to represent the grape plant.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 艹 shows it's a plant, and the bottom 匋 looks like a bundle of grapes hanging from a vine. Together they make the grape vine.

Reading mnemonic

For ドウ, picture a grape vine growing over a doughnut-shaped trellis: dough -> ドウ, and the grapes hang down like doughnuts.