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くー【錮】 : kuu | define meaning

kuu

Pronunciation: [kuː]

Definition

Noun

(Metallurgy) Soldering; repairing; mending; patching; sealing
(Clothing) Patching; patch; mending; mend
1. ちんぬくー【衣ぬ錮】
  chin nu kuu
  "Patching clothes", "Mending clothes"

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Chinese 【錮】 "melted metal used to fill gaps" (cf. Mandarin gù; Cantonese gu3), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *kuH.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	錮
Kana	くー
Romanization	kuu
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kuː]

意味：いかけ【鋳掛け・鋳掛】、つぎ【継ぎ】

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Sino-Ryukyuan

錮

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, October 16). くー【錮】 : kuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9284/kuu/.