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Kotomora

厨

kitchen

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • シュウ
  • ズ
  • チュ
  • チュウ

Kun'yomi

  • くりや

Meaning

厨 centers on the kitchen as a place for food preparation. Its meaning is straightforward and concrete.

Most common words using 厨

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  • 厨くりや

    kitchen

  • 厨ちゅう

    (Internet) troll; nerd; freak; addict; fag

  • 厨房ちゅうぼう

    kitchen; galley

  • 厨子ずし

    miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.)

  • カプ厨カプちゅう

    obsessive shipper

  • ハピエン厨ハピエンちゅう

    stickler for happy endings; happy ending junkie

  • 主厨長しゅちゅうちょう

    head palace chef

  • 出会い厨であいちゅう

    person who attends meetups or uses social media to proposition people for sex

  • 切断厨せつだんちゅう

    ragequitter; person who disconnects from an online game (when losing)

  • 厨人ちゅうじん

    chef; head cook

  • 厨夫ちゅうふ

    male kitchen worker; cook

  • 厨子棚ずしだな

    cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.)

  • 厨子甕ずしがめ

    decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa)

  • 厨宰ちゅうさい

    chef; head cook

  • 厨芥ちゅうかい

    kitchen waste

  • 司厨士しちゅうし

    chef (Western cuisine)

  • 司厨長しちゅうちょう

    head steward (e.g. on a ship)

  • 夏厨なつちゅう

    summerfag; young and inexperienced user who joins an online community during the summer

  • 庖厨ほうちゅう

    kitchen

  • 懐古厨かいこちゅう

    nostalgic person; person who prefers the good old days; fuddy-duddy

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Study

Etymology

厨 is a phono-semantic compound: the outer 厂 (cliff/building) suggests a place, while the inner part 豆 and 寸 likely contributed the sound and the idea of a kitchen or cooking area.

Meaning mnemonic

Under the roof 厂, there is a bean 豆 and a hand 寸 measuring ingredients: this is a kitchen where food is prepared.

Reading mnemonic

For シュウ, imagine a chef in the kitchen saying 'Shoo!' to shoo away a fly: 'Shoo!' -> シュウ, keeping the kitchen clean.