缻
pottery, earthenware
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Readings
On'yomi
- カン
Kun'yomi
- かま
Nanori
- ふ
- べ
Meaning
缻 centers on fired clay vessels: pottery and earthenware. The two given meanings are essentially the same idea expressed at different levels of specificity.
Study
Etymology
缻 combines 缶 (a jar or pot) and 瓦 (tile or earthenware), both associated with clay vessels. The character likely reinforces the idea of pottery through two related semantic components.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 缶 is a lidded jar, and the right side 瓦 is a clay tile. Together they form a complete piece of pottery: a fired earthenware vessel.
Reading mnemonic
For カン, imagine a potter shaping a clay can: can -> カン, and the finished piece is a sturdy earthenware jar.