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Kotomora

橒

wood streaks

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ウン

Kun'yomi

  • もくめ

Meaning

橒 centers on the visible grain or streaks found in wood, referring to the natural linear patterns in timber.

Study

Etymology

橒 combines 木 (tree/wood) with 雲 (cloud), likely as a phono-semantic compound where 雲 provides the sound and the cloud-like pattern suggests the streaked grain of wood.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is a tree 木, and the right side is a cloud 雲. Picture the swirling, streaky shapes of clouds mirrored in the grain of a wooden plank: 橒 is wood streaks.

Reading mnemonic

For ウン, imagine a woodworker saying 'Ooh, look at those wood streaks!' The 'Ooh' sound cues ウン while admiring the grain.