醵
contribution for a feast (potluck)
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Readings
On'yomi
- キョ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
醵 centers on pooling resources for a shared meal or celebration: a potluck-style contribution to a feast.
Study
Etymology
醵 combines 酉 (sake jar, related to alcohol or feasting) with 豦, which likely contributes the sound キョ and may relate to gathering or contributing. The exact historical development of 豦 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 酉 is a sake jar, and the right side 豦 looks like a gathering of people under a roof. Imagine everyone bringing a dish and a bottle of sake to a communal feast.
Reading mnemonic
For キョ, picture everyone at the potluck shouting 'kyo!' as they raise their sake cups together: kyo -> キョ.