羀
fishing trap
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Readings
On'yomi
- リュウ
- ル
Kun'yomi
- やな
- うえ
- うけ
Meaning
羀 centers on a device for catching fish: a fishing trap or weir. Its meaning is narrow and concrete, referring to the tool itself.
Study
Etymology
羀 combines 网 (net) with 畱, which likely contributes the sound. The character is a phono-semantic compound for a fishing trap made of netting.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 网 is a net, and the bottom 畱 looks like a complex trap structure. Picture a woven net trap set in a stream to catch fish.
Reading mnemonic
For リュウ, imagine a fish trap shaped like a long, flowing river current: the current's 'ryuu' sound cues リュウ as the trap catches fish in the flow.