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Kotomora

袽

clothes

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ジョ
  • ニョ

Kun'yomi

  • やぶれごろも

Meaning

袽 centers on clothing, specifically worn-out or tattered garments. The meaning is narrow and concrete, referring to old, ragged clothes.

Study

Etymology

袽 combines the clothing radical 衤 with 如, which likely provides the sound. The character is rare and its exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The clothing radical 衤 beside 如 suggests a garment that is like (如) something old and worn. Picture a ragged robe that looks as if it has been through many years.

Reading mnemonic

For ジョ, imagine a worn-out jacket that you just can't throw away: "Joe's old jacket" — Joe -> ジョ, and the jacket is the ragged clothing.