掄
swing, brandish, flourish
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Readings
On'yomi
- ロン
- リン
Kun'yomi
- えら.ぶ
Meaning
掄 centers on moving something through the air with a sweeping motion: swinging, brandishing, or flourishing an object.
Study
Etymology
掄 combines 扌 (hand) with 侖, which likely contributes the sound. The hand radical suggests an action performed with the hand, such as swinging or brandishing.
Meaning mnemonic
The hand radical 扌 beside 侖 suggests a hand swinging something. Picture a hand gripping a tool and sweeping it through the air in a flourish.
Reading mnemonic
For ロン, imagine swinging a long ribbon through the air: long -> ロン, and the ribbon flourishes with each swing.