椅
chair
Readings
On'yomi
- イ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
椅 centers on a chair: a piece of furniture for sitting, typically made of wood.
Most common words using 椅
20 of 26- 椅子いすN5
chair; seat; stool; bench
- 車椅子くるまいすN1
wheelchair
- 長椅子ながいす
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
- 安楽椅子あんらくいす
easy chair; armchair
- お子様椅子おこさまいす
high chair
- たたみ椅子たたみいす
folding chair; collapsible chair
- もたれ椅子もたれいす
reclining chair
- スケベ椅子すけべいす
shower stool with a u-shaped hole in the middle
- パイプ椅子パイプいす
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
- 三脚椅子さんきゃくいす
three-legged stool
- 丸椅子まるいす
stool
- 回転椅子かいてんいす
swivel chair
- 子供椅子こどもいす
children's chair; kids' chair
- 安楽椅子探偵あんらくいすたんてい
armchair detective
- 寝椅子ねいす
sofa; couch; lounge chair
- 小椅子こいす
small chair
- 座椅子ざいす
legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)
- 揺り椅子ゆりいす
rocking chair; rocker
- 椅子取りゲームいすとりゲーム
musical chairs
- 椅子席いすせき
chair seating (as opposed to sitting on the floor); chair seat
Study
Etymology
椅 combines 木 (tree/wood) with 奇, which likely contributes the sound イ. The character originally referred to a type of tree, later extended to mean a wooden chair.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is wood 木, and the right side 奇 looks like a strange, tall structure. Picture a wooden chair with an oddly tall back: 椅 is a chair.
Reading mnemonic
For イ, imagine an eagle (イーグル) perched on a wooden chair: eagle -> イ, and the bird sits on the chair.