魞
fish trap
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Readings
On'yomi
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Kun'yomi
- えり
Meaning
魞 centers on a device for catching fish: a fish trap. The meaning is specific to this tool and does not extend to other trapping or fishing concepts.
Most common words using 魞
- 魞えり
fishing weir; fish weir; fish trap; pouch-shaped bamboo fence across river, etc.
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Etymology
魞 combines 魚 (fish) with 入 (enter), suggesting a device that fish enter and cannot easily leave. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component logic fits the meaning of a fish trap.
Meaning mnemonic
A fish 魚 enters 入 a trap and cannot get out. Picture a woven basket with a narrow opening that fish swim into but cannot escape.
Reading mnemonic
For えり, imagine a fish trap made of woven reeds at the edge of a river. The word 'edge' sounds like え, and the reeds (り) complete the reading: edge + reeds -> えり.