袒
baring the shoulder, strip to waist
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Readings
On'yomi
- タン
Kun'yomi
- かたぬ.ぐ
Meaning
袒 centers on exposing the upper body by removing or lowering clothing: baring a shoulder or stripping to the waist.
Most common words using 袒
- 左袒さたん
friendship; allegiance; support
Study
Etymology
袒 combines 衤 (clothing) with 旦, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses the idea of baring the body by removing or adjusting clothing.
Meaning mnemonic
The clothing radical 衤 beside 旦 (dawn) suggests stripping off clothes as the day begins, baring the shoulder or waist.
Reading mnemonic
For タン, imagine getting a tan by stripping to the waist: tan -> タン, and your shoulder is bare.