鞚
bridle
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Readings
On'yomi
- コウ
- ク
Kun'yomi
- おもがい
Meaning
鞚 centers on a bridle, the leather headgear used to control a horse.
Study
Etymology
鞚 combines 革 (leather) with 空, which likely provides the sound コウ. The character denotes a leather bridle.
Meaning mnemonic
Leather (革) that is empty (空) of a horse is just a bridle waiting to be used.
Reading mnemonic
For コウ, imagine a horse controlled by a leather bridle: the sound of the horse's hoofbeat is a steady 'koh, koh' (コウ).