柜
cabinet, cupboard, shop counter
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Readings
On'yomi
- キョ
- コ
- ク
Kun'yomi
- あまだれ
Meaning
柜 centers on a piece of furniture for storage or display: a cabinet, cupboard, or shop counter where items are kept or presented.
Study
Etymology
柜 combines 木 (wood) with 巨, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a wooden container or cabinet.
Meaning mnemonic
A wooden 木 cabinet with a giant 巨 capacity: 柜 is a cupboard or shop counter made of wood.
Reading mnemonic
For キョ, imagine a key cabinet: key -> キョ, and the wooden cabinet holds all the keys.