緦
coarse cotton cloth used for mourning
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Readings
On'yomi
- シ
Kun'yomi
- ぬの
Meaning
緦 centers on a specific coarse cotton cloth used in mourning rituals. The meaning is narrow and concrete, tied to funerary tradition.
Study
Etymology
緦 combines 糸 (thread, cloth) with 思, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to name a specific type of mourning cloth.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is thread 糸, and the right side is think 思. Picture someone thinking of the deceased while weaving coarse cotton threads into mourning cloth.
Reading mnemonic
For シ, imagine the coarse cloth being used to wipe tears: the soft sound of crying 'shh' cues シ, while the cloth absorbs the sorrow.