褎
sleeve, ample flowing robes
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Readings
On'yomi
- シュウ
- ジュ
- ユウ
- ユ
Kun'yomi
- そで
- たもと
Meaning
褎 centers on the sleeve of a garment, and by extension, the flowing, ample robes that feature such sleeves.
Study
Etymology
褎 combines 衣 (clothing) with a component that likely contributed the sound and the idea of a sleeve or flowing garment. The exact historical development of the inner part is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The outer 衣 wraps around the inner shape like a robe. Picture the inner part as a grain plant 禾 peeking out from a wide sleeve, suggesting the flowing cloth of a sleeve.
Reading mnemonic
For シュウ, imagine a flowing sleeve catching the wind with a soft 'shoo' sound: shoo -> シュウ, as the ample robe billows.