篷
woven rush awning
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Readings
On'yomi
- ホウ
Kun'yomi
- とま
Meaning
篷 centers on a covering made of woven plant material, specifically a rush awning used for shelter or shade.
Study
Etymology
篷 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 逢, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a covering or awning made from bamboo or rushes.
Meaning mnemonic
The bamboo top 竹 suggests a woven structure, and the bottom 逢 looks like a meeting or joining. Picture bamboo strips meeting and woven together to form a rush awning.
Reading mnemonic
For ホウ, imagine a woven awning shaped like a house: house -> ホウ, and the bamboo strips form the roof.