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Kotomora

馭

driving (horse)

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ギョ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

馭 centers on controlling and directing a horse: the act of driving or steering a horse-drawn vehicle.

Most common words using 馭

  • 始馭天下之天皇はつくにしらすすめらみこと

    first emperor to rule the land (title bestowed upon Emperor Jimmu on his coronation)

  • 馭者座ぎょしゃざ

    Auriga (constellation); the Charioteer

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Etymology

馭 combines 馬 (horse) with 又, which likely represents a hand holding reins, together expressing the idea of driving a horse.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is a horse 馬, and the right side 又 looks like a hand holding reins. Picture a hand gripping the reins to drive the horse forward.

Reading mnemonic

For ギョ, imagine a horse-drawn carriage with a large GYOza (dumpling) painted on the side: GYO -> ギョ, and the driver steers the horse while thinking of gyoza.