錜
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Readings
On'yomi
- ジョウ
- ニョウ
Kun'yomi
- かんざし
Meaning
This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.
Study
Etymology
錜 combines 金 (metal) with 念, but the exact historical development is uncertain. It may have been a phono-semantic compound, but no clear meaning is preserved.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is metal 金 and the right side is 念 (thought). Picture a metal hairpin that holds thoughts together, but remember its meaning is uncertain.
Reading mnemonic
For ジョウ, imagine a metal hairpin shaped like a 城 (じょう, castle): 城 -> ジョウ, and the metal pin keeps your hair in place.