褓
diaper
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Readings
On'yomi
- ホ
- ホウ
Kun'yomi
- むつき
Meaning
褓 centers on a cloth wrapping for an infant: a diaper or swaddling cloth.
Most common words using 褓
- 生まれぬ先の襁褓さだめうまれぬさきのむつきさだめ
putting the cart before the horse; putting the diapers on before (the baby) is born
Study
Etymology
褓 combines 衤 (clothing) with 保, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of wrapping or protecting an infant.
Meaning mnemonic
The clothing radical 衤 beside 保 (protect) suggests a cloth that protects a baby: a diaper.
Reading mnemonic
For ホ, imagine a baby in a diaper letting out a soft 'ho' sound of contentment: ho -> ホ.