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Kotomora

粻

provisions

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Readings

On'yomi

  • チョウ
  • トウ
  • ジョウ

Kun'yomi

  • かて

Meaning

粻 centers on stored food supplies: provisions, especially grain-based ones, kept for future use.

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Etymology

粻 combines 米 (rice/grain) with 長, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest long-lasting or extended storage of grain provisions.

Meaning mnemonic

Rice 米 stored for a long 長 time becomes provisions: 粻 is grain kept as food supplies.

Reading mnemonic

For チョウ, imagine a long-serving chief named Chou inspecting the grain provisions: Chou -> チョウ, and the rice 米 is stored for the long 長 haul.