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Kotomora

畆

Chinese land measure, fields

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ボウ
  • ホ
  • モ
  • ム

Kun'yomi

  • せ
  • うね

Meaning

畆 centers on a traditional Chinese unit of land area, roughly equivalent to a field or plot. The meaning extends naturally to fields in general.

Study

Etymology

畆 is a variant form of 畝, which historically combines 田 (field) with a phonetic component. The exact development of the right-side 厶 is uncertain, but it likely represents a simplified or corrupted phonetic element.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 亩 looks like a field with a measuring line over it, and the right side 厶 resembles a small private marker. Picture a field divided into measured plots with boundary markers.

Reading mnemonic

For ボウ, imagine a farmer bowing to the measured field: bow -> ボウ, as they respect the land.