褄
skirt, (kokuji)
Readings
On'yomi
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Kun'yomi
- つま
Meaning
褄 centers on the skirt of a garment, specifically the lower hem or edge. It is a kokuji created in Japan for this clothing-related meaning.
Most common words using 褄
- 褄つま
skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
- 辻褄つじつまN1
coherence; consistency
- 小褄取りこづまとり
rear toe pick
- 左褄ひだりづま
left skirt of a kimono
- 左褄を取るひだりづまをとる
to become a geisha; to work as a geisha
- 機嫌気褄きげんきづま
humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits
- 機嫌気褄を取るきげんきづまをとる
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
- 気褄きづま
humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits
- 気褄を合わすきづまをあわす
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
- 褄取りつまどり
rear toe pick
- 褄黒大横這いつまぐろおおよこばい
Bothrogonia ferruginea (species of leafhopper)
- 褄黒横這つまぐろよこばい
green rice leafhopper (Nephotettix cincticeps)
Study
Etymology
褄 is a Japanese kokuji, combining the clothing radical 衤 with 妻 (wife) to suggest a garment part, likely the skirt hem. The exact historical reasoning is uncertain, but it was created to express a native Japanese word.
Meaning mnemonic
The clothing radical 衤 beside 妻 (wife) suggests a wife's garment. Picture the hem of a traditional skirt worn by a wife, with the fabric flowing down to the edge.
Reading mnemonic
For つま, imagine a wife (妻, つま) holding the hem of her skirt: 妻 -> つま, and the skirt hem is part of her clothing.