辮
braid
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Readings
On'yomi
- ベン
- ヘン
Kun'yomi
- あ.む
Meaning
辮 centers on the act of braiding, specifically intertwining strands of thread or hair into a single plait.
Study
Etymology
辮 combines 辡 (a doubled 辛, likely phonetic) with 糸 (thread), suggesting the idea of braiding threads together.
Meaning mnemonic
The outer 辡 looks like two twisted strands, and the inner 糸 is thread. Picture twisting threads together into a braid.
Reading mnemonic
For ベン, imagine braiding a long bench of threads: bench -> ベン, and the threads are woven into a braid.