弧
arc, arch, bow
Readings
On'yomi
- コ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
弧 centers on a curved shape: an arc, an arch, or a bow. The common thread is a smooth, bent line.
Most common words using 弧
20 of 40- 優弧ゆうこ
superior (major) arc
- 括弧かっこN2
brackets; parentheses
- 弧こ
arc
- 円弧えんこ
arc
- 弧状こじょう
arc shape; crescent shape
- アングル括弧アングルかっこ
less-than mark; left angle bracket
- カギ括弧かぎかっこ
square brackets; Japanese-style quotation marks
- 中括弧ちゅうかっこ
curly braces; curly brackets
- 丸括弧まるかっこ
parentheses; round brackets
- 亀甲括弧きっこうかっこ
tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
- 劣弧れっこ
minor arc
- 励弧れいこ
excitation
- 右中括弧みぎちゅうかっこ
closing brace
- 右大括弧みぎだいかっこ
closing bracket
- 右小括弧みぎしょうかっこ
closing parenthesis
- 大括弧だいかっこ
square brackets
- 小括弧しょうかっこ
parentheses; parenthesis; (round) brackets
- 山括弧やまがっこ
angle bracket (punctuation); chevron
- 島弧とうこ
island arc; crescent-shaped archipelago
- 左中括弧ひだりちゅうかっこ
opening brace
Study
Etymology
弧 combines 弓 (bow) with 瓜, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses the curved shape of a bow.
Meaning mnemonic
A bow 弓 beside a melon 瓜: imagine a curved melon slice shaped like an archer's bow, making an arc.
Reading mnemonic
For コ, picture a small child (子, こ) drawing an arc with a bow: 子 -> コ, and the bow makes the curved line.