廏
barn, stable
Strokes14
Readings
On'yomi
- キュウ
Kun'yomi
- うまや
Meaning
廏 centers on a sheltered building for housing livestock: a barn or stable.
Study
Etymology
廏 combines 广 (building with a roof) with a complex inner component that likely contributed sound and meaning related to stables or livestock. The exact historical development of the inner part is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Under the broad roof 广, picture a busy stable with feeding troughs and hay: the inner strokes suggest stalls and tools for caring for horses.
Reading mnemonic
For キュウ, imagine a stable where a horse named 'Q' (kyuu) is kept: Q -> キュウ, and the stable is its home.