艣
stern oar, scull
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Readings
On'yomi
- ロ
Kun'yomi
- やぐら
- かい
Meaning
艣 centers on a specific boat-related tool: a stern oar or scull used to propel or steer a boat from the rear.
Study
Etymology
艣 combines 舟 (boat) with 虜, which likely contributes the sound ロ. The character is a phono-semantic compound for a type of oar or scull.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 舟 is a boat, and the right side 虜 looks like a captive or prisoner. Imagine a captive forced to row a boat with a stern oar: the boat 舟 plus the captive 虜 gives you the tool they use, a scull.
Reading mnemonic
For ロ, picture a row of rowers using stern oars in unison: row -> ロ, and the boat moves with each stroke.