稟
salary in rice
Readings
On'yomi
- リン
- ヒン
Kun'yomi
- こめぐら
Meaning
稟 centers on receiving a formal allowance, specifically a salary paid in rice. The meaning is narrow and concrete, tied to an older system of compensation.
Most common words using 稟
- 稟議りんぎ
reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees
- 天稟てんぴん
natural talents
- 気稟きひん
innate character; temperament; disposition
- 稟告りんこく
notice; notification
- 稟性ひんせい
inborn nature
- 稟議制度りんぎせいど
the system in government offices and business corporations in which draft proposals are prepared by someone in charge of the matter and circulated for collective deliberation and final approval by particular (designated) officials or executives
- 稟議書りんぎしょ
document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)
- 稟質ひんしつ
inborn nature
Study
Etymology
稟 combines 㐭 (a granary or storehouse) with 禾 (grain/rice plant), suggesting grain received from a storehouse. The historical development is consistent with the meaning of a rice salary.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 㐭 looks like a roofed storehouse, and the bottom 禾 is a rice plant. Picture rice being measured out from the granary as your salary.
Reading mnemonic
For リン, imagine a long line of workers receiving their rice salary: the line cues リン, and each person gets their grain from the storehouse.