襯
underwear
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Readings
On'yomi
- シン
Kun'yomi
- はだぎ
Meaning
襯 centers on clothing worn next to the skin: underwear or an undergarment.
Most common words using 襯
- 襯衣しんい
underwear; shirt (worn as an undergarment)
Study
Etymology
襯 combines 衤 (clothing) with 親, which likely contributes the sound シン. The character is used for undergarments, but the exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The clothing radical 衤 beside 親 suggests a garment that is close or intimate, like underwear worn directly against the body.
Reading mnemonic
For シン, imagine thin underwear made of sheer fabric: thin -> シン, and the clothing radical 衤 reinforces the garment idea.