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Kotomora

輮

exterior rim of wheel

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ジュウ
  • ニュ

Kun'yomi

  • おおわ

Meaning

輮 centers on the outer rim of a wheel, the curved wooden part that forms the wheel's circumference.

Study

Etymology

輮 combines 車 (vehicle, wheel) with 柔 (soft, pliable), likely referring to the process of bending wood to form a wheel rim. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 車 is a vehicle or wheel, and the right side 柔 suggests something pliable. Picture a flexible strip of wood being bent around a wheel frame to form the outer rim.

Reading mnemonic

For ジュウ, imagine a jeweler carefully bending a metal rim onto a wheel: jeweler -> ジュウ, and the rim fits perfectly.