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Kotomora

髃

shoulder bone

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Readings

On'yomi

  • グ
  • ゴウ
  • ガイ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

髃 centers on a specific bone: the shoulder bone. It is a precise anatomical term with no broader conceptual extensions.

Study

Etymology

髃 combines 骨 (bone) with 禺, which likely contributes the sound. The character is a phono-semantic compound for a specific bone.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 骨 means bone, and the right side 禺 looks like a shoulder joint with its rounded top and lower structure. Picture a bone labeled with the shoulder joint shape.

Reading mnemonic

For グ, imagine a shoulder bone that makes a gooey sound when you move it: goo -> グ, and the bone is the shoulder bone.