Mnemonic
You reside in a cramped mountain cabin, and your enormous overcoat is so long it pools across the entire floor. Every step you take, you trip on the hem! You finally stitch the hem up high so you can reside in peace without face-planting into the furniture.
Additional thoughts
Picture the overcoat's trailing bottom edge sweeping the cabin floor—the hem is the very lowest fringe where fabric meets ground, mirroring how the kanji also means the base or skirt of a mountain where you reside.Quick recall
You reside in a cabin tripping over your overcoat's dragging hem.Details
The keyword for 裾 is hem. This kanji refers to the bottom edge or lower border of a garment, such as the trailing edge of a kimono or the cuff of a skirt. By extension, it can also refer to the base or foot of something, such as the skirts of a mountain. The character captures the idea of the lowest, outermost fringe of clothing or a broader area that spreads outward at the bottom.
- On'yomi
- きょ、こ
- Kun'yomi
- すそ