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Kotomora

枦

wax tree, sumac

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ロ

Kun'yomi

  • はぜ

Nanori

  • はし

Meaning

枦 centers on a specific tree or its product: the wax tree or sumac, a plant used for its waxy coating or other practical purposes.

Study

Etymology

枦 combines 木 (tree) with 户, which likely contributes the sound ロ. The character was created to name the wax tree or sumac.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 beside a door 户: imagine a wax tree growing right outside the door, its leaves coated with natural wax.

Reading mnemonic

For ロ, picture a row of wax trees planted in a neat row outside the door: row -> ロ, and the trees produce wax.