廩
rice storehouse
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Readings
On'yomi
- リン
Kun'yomi
- くら
Meaning
廩 centers on a building for storing grain, specifically a rice storehouse or granary.
Most common words using 廩
- 倉廩そうりん
rice granary
Study
Etymology
廩 combines 广 (building) with 稟, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of grain or provisions. The character originally referred to a granary or storehouse for rice.
Meaning mnemonic
Under a roof 广, the inner shape 稟 suggests grain piled up inside a storehouse. Picture a barn full of rice.
Reading mnemonic
For リン, imagine a long line of people bringing rice to the storehouse: line -> リン, and the line leads to the granary.