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Kotomora

纒

wear, wrap, tie, follow around, collect

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Readings

On'yomi

  • テン

Kun'yomi

  • まつ.わる
  • まと.う
  • まと.める
  • まと.まる

Meaning

纒 centers on the idea of something being wound or gathered around a core: wearing clothes wrapped on the body, tying things together, or collecting items into one place. The sense of following around extends this as being persistently attached.

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Etymology

纒 is a variant form of 纏. It combines 糸 (thread) with a phonetic component that historically contributed the sound テン and the idea of winding or wrapping. The exact development of the right-side component is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Thread 糸 is wrapped around and around the dense right side, like winding a cord tightly to wear, tie, or collect things together.

Reading mnemonic

For テン, imagine using ten threads to wrap a bundle: ten -> テン, and the threads tie everything securely.