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Kotomora

櫌

kind of hoe

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ユウ
  • ウ

Kun'yomi

  • な.らす

Meaning

櫌 refers to a kind of hoe, a farming tool used for breaking up soil or smoothing the ground.

Study

Etymology

櫌 combines 木 (tree/wood) with 憂, which likely contributes the sound. The character is associated with a wooden farming tool, a kind of hoe.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 木 suggests wood, and the right side 憂 looks complex like a tool. Picture a wooden hoe with an intricate head, used for smoothing the soil.

Reading mnemonic

For ユウ, imagine using the hoe while saying 'you' as you work: you -> ユウ, and you smooth the earth with the wooden tool.