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Kotomora

帽

cap, headgear

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • ボウ
  • モウ

Kun'yomi

  • ずきん
  • おお.う

Meaning

帽 centers on head coverings: a cap or any kind of headgear.

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Etymology

帽 combines 巾 (cloth) with 冒, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of covering the head. The character originally referred to a cloth head covering.

Meaning mnemonic

The cloth radical 巾 on the left suggests fabric, and the right side 冒 looks like a cap covering the eyes (目) under the sun (日). Together, 帽 is a cloth cap.

Reading mnemonic

For ボウ, imagine a bow on top of a cap: bow -> ボウ, and the bow sits on the headgear.