侄
nephew
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Readings
On'yomi
- シツ
- シチ
- テツ
Kun'yomi
- かた.い
- おろ.か
- とど.まる
Meaning
侄 centers on a nephew, a specific male relative in the younger generation.
Study
Etymology
侄 combines 亻 (person) with 至, which likely contributes the sound. The character is used for nephew, but the exact historical development of the component relationship is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The person radical 亻 beside 至 suggests a younger relative arriving: a nephew coming to visit.
Reading mnemonic
For シツ, imagine a nephew sitting quietly in a room: sits -> シツ, and the nephew is the person sitting there.