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Kotomora

鬃

mane, neck bristles

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ソウ
  • ズ
  • ゾウ

Kun'yomi

  • たてがみ

Meaning

鬃 centers on the coarse, protective hair along an animal's neck: the mane or neck bristles.

Study

Etymology

鬃 combines 髟 (hair) with 宗, which likely contributes the sound. The character specifically refers to the mane or bristly hair of an animal's neck.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 髟 is the hair component, and the bottom 宗 looks like a sturdy neck with bristles standing up. Picture a horse's neck with a thick mane flowing down from the hair radical.

Reading mnemonic

For ソウ, imagine a horse's mane blowing in the wind as it runs through a field of 草 (そう, grass): 草 -> ソウ, and the mane rustles like the grass.