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Kotomora

餱

dry goods, dry provisions

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ
  • グ

Kun'yomi

  • ほしいい

Meaning

餱 centers on preserved food that can be stored and carried: dry goods or dry provisions, typically grain-based, meant for travel or long keeping.

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Etymology

餱 combines the food radical 飠 with 侯, which likely provides the sound. The character refers to dried food, especially grain, prepared for journeys.

Meaning mnemonic

The food radical 飠 beside 侯 suggests provisions for a marquis or noble on a journey: dried grain that won't spoil.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, imagine a traveler packing dry goods into a coat pocket: coat -> コウ, and the dried food keeps them going.