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Kotomora

髎

hip-bone

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Readings

On'yomi

  • リョウ
  • ロオ
  • リュウ

Kun'yomi

  • こしぼね

Meaning

髎 centers on the hip-bone, a specific anatomical term for the bony structure of the hip.

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Etymology

髎 combines 骨 (bone) with 翏, which likely contributes the sound. The character is a phono-semantic compound specifically coined for the hip-bone.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 骨 means bone, and the right side 翏 looks like feathers (羽) over a platform. Imagine a bird's wing bone structure that resembles the shape of a human hip-bone.

Reading mnemonic

For リョウ, picture a hip-bone shaped like a ryo (a traditional Japanese coin) — the round coin shape mirrors the hip socket, and 'ryo' cues リョウ.