1243/2000JLPT: N1School Grade: Junior high schoolThis character is a combination of 糸 thread, here m
1243/2000JLPT: N1School Grade: Junior high schoolThis character is a combination of 糸 thread, here meaning “cord,” and 帝 emperor, acting as a phonetic element signaling the on’yomi. 帝 itself developed from a pictogram of three vertical lines tied together (there are different interpretations of what exactly it represents), and carries a meaning of “to bind firmly.” Together with 糸, this gives “to bind firmly with a cord.” It has since come to also mean “tighten/shut,” and is even used in a figurative sense as “conclude/tie up.” -- source link
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