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Kotomora

繯

noose, hang death, tie, bind

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ケン
  • カン

Kun'yomi

  • から.む

Meaning

繯 centers on binding with cord or rope: tying, making a noose, or the act of hanging by a noose. The meanings all involve a cord that encircles and constrains.

Study

Etymology

繯 combines 糸 (thread) with 睘, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of encircling or surrounding. The character is associated with binding or a noose.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is thread 糸, and the right side 睘 looks like something encircled or looped. Picture a thread forming a loop that tightens into a noose.

Reading mnemonic

For ケン, imagine a hangman named Ken tying a noose: Ken -> ケン, and the thread 糸 forms the fatal loop.