蓐
bed
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Readings
On'yomi
- ジョク
- ニク
Kun'yomi
- しとね
Meaning
蓐 centers on a bed or sleeping mat, often made of straw or grass.
Most common words using 蓐
- 病蓐びょうじょく
sickbed
Study
Etymology
蓐 combines 艹 (grass) with 辱, which likely contributes the sound. The grass radical suggests a straw mat or bedding.
Meaning mnemonic
Grass 艹 over 辱: imagine a thick layer of grass or straw spread out as a simple bed.
Reading mnemonic
For ジョク, picture a joke about a lumpy grass bed: joke -> ジョク, and you laugh at the uncomfortable straw mattress.