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Kotomora

鞲

leather arm guard

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ
  • ク

Kun'yomi

  • ゆごて

Meaning

鞲 refers to a leather arm guard, a protective piece worn on the arm.

Study

Etymology

鞲 combines 革 (leather) with 冓, which likely contributes the sound. The character specifically denotes a leather arm guard.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 革 means leather, and the right side 冓 looks like a framework or structure. Imagine a leather framework shaped to fit around the arm as a guard.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, picture a leather arm guard worn by a coach (コウチ) during practice: coach -> コウ, and the guard protects the arm.