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鏤

inlay, set, mount

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ル
  • ロウ

Kun'yomi

  • ちりば.める

Meaning

鏤 centers on embedding decorative material into a surface: inlaying, setting, or mounting something into a base object.

Most common words using 鏤

  • 彫心鏤骨ちょうしんるこつ

    laborious work; lucubration; lucubrations; painstakingly polishing a piece of literary work

  • 撥鏤ばちる

    engraving of lacquer-stained ivory (popular during the Tang dynasty)

  • 鏤刻るこく

    engraving; carving (into)

  • 鏤骨るこつ

    painstaking efforts

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Etymology

鏤 combines 金 (metal) with 婁, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of piercing or attaching, fitting the inlay sense.

Meaning mnemonic

Metal 金 is used to inlay or set decorative pieces into a surface, with the right side 婁 suggesting the intricate work of mounting.

Reading mnemonic

For ル, imagine a jeweler inlaying a tiny ruby: ruby -> ル, and the metal setting holds it in place.