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Kotomora

眶

eye socket, rim of eye, eyelid

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Readings

On'yomi

  • キョウ
  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • まぶた

Meaning

眶 centers on the bony frame surrounding the eye: the eye socket, the rim of the eye, and by extension the eyelid that covers that opening.

Study

Etymology

眶 combines 目 (eye) with 匡, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a frame or container, together suggesting the bony frame around the eye.

Meaning mnemonic

The eye radical 目 sits beside 匡, which looks like a frame or container. Picture the eye socket as a frame holding the eye, with the eyelid as its cover.

Reading mnemonic

For キョウ, imagine the eye socket as a keyhole-shaped frame: keyhole -> キョウ, and the eye peers through it.