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Kotomora

罓

net radical variant (no. 122)

Strokes4

Readings

On'yomi

  • モウ
  • ボウ

Kun'yomi

  • あみがしら
  • よこめ

Meaning

罓 is a variant form of the net radical (⺫), used as a component in other characters. Its standalone meaning is tied to nets or net-like structures.

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Etymology

罓 is a variant form of the net radical (⺫), historically derived from a pictograph of a net. The exact development of this variant is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The outer 冂 looks like a frame, and the inner 㐅 looks like crossed threads. Together they form a net.

Reading mnemonic

For モウ, imagine a mower catching grass clippings in a net: mow -> モウ, and the net collects the clippings.