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Kotomora

褝

thin kimono, undergarment

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Readings

On'yomi

  • タン
  • ゼン

Kun'yomi

  • ひとえ

Meaning

褝 centers on a single-layer garment worn close to the body: a thin kimono or undergarment.

Study

Etymology

褝 combines 衤 (clothing) with 単, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a single layer. The character is associated with a thin, unlined garment.

Meaning mnemonic

The clothing radical 衤 beside 単 (simple, single) suggests a simple single-layer garment: a thin kimono or undergarment.

Reading mnemonic

For タン, imagine a thin tan-colored undergarment: tan -> タン, and the single layer shows a light tan.