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Kotomora

椏

crotch of a tree

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Readings

On'yomi

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Kun'yomi

  • また

Meaning

椏 centers on the forked point where a tree branch splits from the trunk, the crotch of a tree.

Most common words using 椏

  • 三椏みつまた

    Oriental paper bush (Edgeworthia chrysantha); mitsumata

  • 三椏紙みつまたがみ

    mitsumata paper; type of Japanese paper made from the Oriental paper bush

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Etymology

椏 combines 木 (tree) with 亞, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of branching or forking. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 with a branching 亞 shape on the right: picture the forked crotch where a limb splits from the trunk.

Reading mnemonic

For また, imagine a tree crotch that looks like a pair of legs (また, crotch/groin in Japanese): the same word また connects the tree fork to the body fork.