騨

dappled grey horse

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Readings

On'yomi

タン
ダン
タ
ダ
テン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

騨 refers specifically to a dappled grey horse, a horse with a coat pattern of lighter spots on a darker background.

Most common words using 騨

飛騨ひだ
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
飛騨の匠ひだのたくみ
system whereby the Hida region provided the central government 10 carpenters per village in place of taxes
飛騨山椒魚ひださんしょううお
Hida salamander (Hynobius kimurae)

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Study

Etymology

騨 is a phono-semantic compound combining 馬 (horse) with 単, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of a single or simple pattern, though the exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 馬 means horse, and the right side 単 looks like a simple grid or pattern. Picture a horse with a simple dappled pattern of grey spots.

Reading mnemonic

For タン, imagine a tan-colored dappled grey horse: the tan spots stand out against the grey coat, and tan -> タン.