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228
L4
明
MEI, MYŌ, akarui,
akari/keru/kasu
clear, open, bright
8 strokes
MEIHAKUclarity
MYŌNICHItomorrow
akegataday-break
Occurs in two forms in OBI: a) and b) :
a) – the dominant line of development – corresponding
to 66 ‘sun’ and 18 ‘moon’, as in
modern Japanese and Chinese script; b) made
of ‘moon’ and an element which is taken either
as ‘window’ (Qiu, Karlgren) or ‘light, bright’
(Katō, Yamada). QX2000:83, 192; BK1957:201;
KJ1970:838; YK1976:468.
Mnemonic: SUN AND MOON TOGETHER
MAKE IT CLEAR AND BRIGHT
229
L3
鳴
MEI, naku/ru
non-human sound
14 strokes
MEIDŌrumbling
nakigoeanimal cry
narimonomusical instrument
The modern graph has ‘mouth’ 22 and ‘bird’
190, but based on OBI and bronze forms
Katō takes the bird to be a cock. KJ1970:839;
MR2007:297; OT1968:1150.
Mnemonic: SOUNDS FROM A BIRD’S MOUTH
ARE NOT HUMAN
230
L3
毛
MŌ, ke
hair, fur
4 strokes
YŌMŌwool
kegawafur
kemushicaterpillar
Bronze forms such as show the graph is
based on a tuft of fur or hair. SS1984:822;
OT1968:549; YK1976:471.
Mnemonic: FOUR STROKES FOR A TUFT OF
HAIR
231
L4
門
MON, kado
gate, door
8 strokes
SEIMONmain gate
MONBANdoorman
kadodedeparture
Based on pictograph of a closed double gate or
door; OBI form . MR2007:457; SS1984:824-5;
OT1968:1055.
Mnemonic: A DOUBLE-DOORED GATE
232
夜
YA, yo, yoru
night
L4
8 strokes
YAKŌSEInocturnal
yoakedawn
yoruhirunight and day
Bronze form has 46 ‘moon’ (later ‘evening’),
and the NJK (‘again’) as phonetic
(associated sense disputed). Tōdō includes in
a word-family meaning ‘alternating shape or
pattern’, in this case night and day. KJ1970:89;
YK1976:473; TA1965:332-6. We suggest taking
as a top-hat, ‘person’ 41, ‘moon’ , and
an extra stroke.
Mnemonic: PERSON PUTS TOP HAT ON AT
NIGHT TO AVOID MOON-STROKE
102 The 160 Second Grade Characters