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Kotomora

鋌

ingots, bars of metal, hurry

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Readings

On'yomi

  • テイ
  • ジョウ

Kun'yomi

  • じがね

Meaning

鋌 centers on solid metal in a raw, unshaped form: ingots or bars of metal. The meaning 'hurry' is a separate, less common sense that does not clearly connect to the metal idea.

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Etymology

鋌 combines 金 (metal) with 廷, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to metal ingots or bars. The 'hurry' sense may have developed from a separate usage or phonetic loan, but the exact historical path is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 金 means metal, and the right side 廷 looks like a courtyard or a straight path. Imagine a courtyard filled with neatly stacked metal bars: 鋌 represents those solid metal ingots.

Reading mnemonic

For テイ, picture a metal ingot shaped like a giant letter T: T -> テイ, and the T-shaped ingot is heavy and solid.