簀
rough mat (reeds)
Readings
On'yomi
- サク
- ジャク
- セキ
Kun'yomi
- す
Meaning
簀 refers to a rough mat made from reeds or bamboo, used for sitting or sleeping.
Most common words using 簀
- 生け簀いけす
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
- 簀す
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
- 易簀えきさく
the death of a scholar
- 竹簀たけす
bamboo screen or blind
- 簀の子すのこ
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
- 簀巻きすまき
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat
- 葦簀よしず
reed screen
Study
Etymology
簀 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 責, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The character originally referred to a bamboo mat.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 竹 (bamboo) over 責 suggests a woven bamboo mat. Imagine a rough mat made from bamboo strips, used for sitting or sleeping.
Reading mnemonic
For サク, picture a sack made of rough reed matting: sack -> サク, and the mat is woven from reeds.