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Kotomora

楡

elm

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ユ

Kun'yomi

  • にれ

Meaning

楡 centers on the elm tree, a specific type of deciduous tree. The meaning is straightforward and refers to the tree itself.

Most common words using 楡

  • 楡にれ

    elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)

  • 山楡やまにれ

    Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia)

  • 春楡はるにれ

    Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)

  • 楡木茸たもぎたけ

    golden oyster mushroom (Pleurotus cornucopiae)

  • 秋楡あきにれ

    Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia)

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Etymology

楡 combines 木 (tree) with 兪, which likely contributes the sound ユ. The character was created to represent the elm tree specifically.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 木 means tree, and the right side 兪 looks like a roof over a moon and a knife. Imagine an elm tree with a distinctive canopy that shelters the moon and a knife stuck in its bark.

Reading mnemonic

For ユ, picture you standing under an elm tree: you -> ユ, and the tree is an elm.