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Kotomora

楂

raft, to hew, to fell trees

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Readings

On'yomi

  • サ
  • ジャ

Kun'yomi

  • いかだ

Meaning

楂 centers on working with wood: cutting, hewing, or felling trees, and the resulting raft made from logs.

Study

Etymology

楂 combines 木 (tree/wood) with 查, which likely contributes the sound. The character relates to woodworking and rafts.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is a tree 木, and the right side 查 looks like a platform or structure. Picture hewing a tree into logs and lashing them together to make a raft.

Reading mnemonic

For サ, imagine sawing a tree to build a raft: saw -> サ, and the wood 木 is being cut.