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Kotomora

闒

upper-story door or window

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Readings

On'yomi

  • トウ
  • ロウ

Kun'yomi

  • むら

Meaning

闒 refers to a door or window on an upper story of a building. The meaning is narrow and architectural, with no clear broader conceptual center.

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Etymology

闒 is a phono-semantic compound with 門 (gate, door) and a phonetic element that is now obscure. The exact historical development of the inner component is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The 門 enclosure suggests a gate or door. Imagine a tall gate with a window above it, like an upper-story opening in an old building.

Reading mnemonic

For トウ, picture a tall tower with an upper-story window: tower -> トウ, and the window is high up in the gate-like structure.