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Kotomora

穧

sheaf

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Readings

On'yomi

  • セイ
  • ザイ
  • シ

Kun'yomi

  • かりいね

Meaning

穧 centers on a bound bundle of harvested grain stalks: a sheaf. It is a specific agricultural term for gathered and tied grain.

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Etymology

穧 combines 禾 (grain) with 齊, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of evenness or alignment, as in grain stalks gathered evenly into a sheaf.

Meaning mnemonic

The grain radical 禾 on the left and the even, aligned shape 齊 on the right suggest grain stalks neatly gathered and tied together into a sheaf.

Reading mnemonic

For セイ, imagine saying 'say' as you point to a sheaf of grain: 'say' -> セイ, and the sheaf is the answer.