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Kotomora

簗

weir, fish trap, (kokuji)

FrequencyTop 5,000Strokes17

Readings

On'yomi

  • リョウ

Kun'yomi

  • やな

Meaning

簗 centers on a structure placed in water to catch fish: a weir or fish trap. It is a kokuji, created in Japan for this specific fishing device.

Study

Etymology

簗 is a Japanese kokuji combining 竹 (bamboo) and 梁 (beam, weir), reflecting a bamboo fish trap or weir. The exact historical development is uncertain beyond this component combination.

Meaning mnemonic

Bamboo 竹 beams 梁 are tied together to form a fish trap in the river. Picture a lattice of bamboo poles guiding fish into the weir.

Reading mnemonic

For リョウ, imagine a fish trap so effective it catches a whole 両 (りょう, both) of fish: 両 -> リョウ, and the bamboo weir holds them all.