拵
make, prepare, arrange
Readings
On'yomi
- ソン
Kun'yomi
- こしら.える
Meaning
拵 centers on the act of making or preparing something with one's hands, often implying careful arrangement or construction.
Most common words using 拵
- 拵えこしらえ
make; workmanship; preparation
- 拵えるこしらえるN2
to make; to manufacture; to fabricate
- 仕拵えしこしらえ
preparation (e.g. of land for tilling); ground clearance; clearing
- 仮拵えかりごしらえ
makeshift; temporary building
- 拵え事こしらえごと
invented story; fabrication
- 拵え物こしらえもの
fake; imitation
- 早拵えはやごしらえ
quickly made article; rapidly manufactured object; makeshift item
- 腹を拵えるはらをこしらえる
to have a meal (before doing something); to fortify oneself with a meal
- 荷拵えにごしらえ
packing
- 足拵えあしごしらえ
footwear
Study
Etymology
拵 combines 扌 (hand) with 存, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the hand radical suggests manual action.
Meaning mnemonic
The hand radical 扌 beside 存 suggests using your hands to make or prepare something, like arranging tools on a workbench.
Reading mnemonic
For ソン, imagine a son helping his parent make something with their hands: son -> ソン, and the son carefully prepares the materials.