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Kotomora

椅

chair

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes12

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.

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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.