帷
curtain, screen
Readings
On'yomi
- イ
Kun'yomi
- とばり
Meaning
帷 centers on a hanging cloth that separates or conceals: a curtain or screen used to partition space or block view.
Most common words using 帷
- 帷子かたびら
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use)
- 帷帳いちょう
curtain
- 帷幄いあく
headquarters; general staff
- 帷幄の臣いあくのしん
close adviser; close advisor
- 帷幄上奏いあくじょうそう
direct appeal to the throne by the military
- 帷幕いばく
curtain; field staff headquarters; secret meeting place
- 湯帷子ゆかたびら
single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)
- 経帷子きょうかたびら
white kimono in which dead person is dressed
- 鎖帷子くさりかたびら
chain mail (armor, armour)
Study
Etymology
帷 combines 巾 (cloth) with 隹, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The character originally referred to a cloth hanging or curtain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 巾 is a cloth, and the right side 隹 looks like a bird. Imagine a large cloth curtain with a bird pattern hanging to screen off a room.
Reading mnemonic
For イ, picture an eagle (イーグル) perched on the curtain rod: eagle -> イ, and the curtain hangs below.