梳
comb (hair)
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Readings
On'yomi
- ソ
Kun'yomi
- と.く
- と.かす
- す.く
- けず.る
- くしけず.る
Meaning
梳 centers on the act of combing or brushing hair to untangle and smooth it.
Most common words using 梳
- 梳くすく
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
- 梳かすとかすN2
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
- 髪を梳かすかみをとかすN3
to comb (one's hair)
- 梳き引きすきびき
fish descaling technique
- 梳き油すきあぶら
(traditional) hair oil; pomade
- 梳るくしけずる
to comb
- 梳毛そもう
combed wool (yarn)
- 梳毛糸そもうし
worsted (yarn)
- 梳毛織物そもうおりもの
worsted fabric
- 梳綿機そめんき
carding machine
- 羊毛を梳くようもうをすく
to card wool
Study
Etymology
梳 combines 木 (wood) with 㐬, which likely contributes the sound and relates to flowing or smoothing. The wood radical suggests a wooden comb used to smooth hair.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is a tree 木, and the right side 㐬 looks like flowing strands. Picture a wooden comb made from a tree, smoothing out flowing hair.
Reading mnemonic
For ソ, imagine combing your hair so smoothly that it makes a soft 'so' sound as the comb glides through.