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Kotomora

瓊

red jewel, beautiful jewel

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ケイ

Kun'yomi

  • たま

Meaning

瓊 centers on a precious, beautiful red gem or jewel. It refers to an ornamental treasure, often with a reddish hue.

Most common words using 瓊

  • 八尺瓊やさかに

    large jewel

  • 八尺瓊勾玉やさかにのまがたま

    large jewel; string of jewels

  • 天の瓊矛あまのぬほこ

    Ama no Nuhoko; the heavenly jeweled spear used by Izanagi and Izanami

  • 瓊瓊杵尊ににぎのみこと

    Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity; grandson of Amaterasu, great grandfather of Emperor Jimmu)

  • 瓊矛ぬほこ

    jeweled spear (jewelled)

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Study

Etymology

瓊 combines 王 (jade/gem) with 敻, which likely contributes the sound and possibly a sense of distance or rarity, but the exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is the gem radical 王, and the right side 敻 looks like an eye 目 peering through a distant opening 冂 with a walking stick 夂, as if searching for a rare red jewel.

Reading mnemonic

For ケイ, imagine a beautiful red jewel shaped like the letter K: K -> ケイ, and it gleams like a precious gem.