笈

笈 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹弓竹水 (HNHE), four-corner 8824₇, composition ⿱𥫗及)

• 𧫑

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 878, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25869
• Dae Jaweon: page 1306, character 28
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2948, character 11
• Unihan data for U+7B08

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *skʰrɯːb, *ɡrab, *ɡab, *ɡrɯb): semantic 𥫗 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 及 (OC *ɡrɯb)

笈

1. box for storing books
2. to carry
3. books

   Synonym: 書籍 / 书籍 (shūjí)

Shinjitai (extended)	Shinjitai (extended)	笈󠄀 笈+󠄀? (Adobe-Japan1)
笈󠄃 笈+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
Print standard	笈
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(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. box for carrying books on one’s back

• Go-on: ごう (gō)^{←ごふ (gofu, historical)}、しょう (shō)^{←せふ (sefu, historical)}
• Kan-on: きゅう (kyū)^{←きふ (kifu, historical)}、そう (sō)^{←さふ (safu, historical)}
• Kun: おい (oi, 笈)

From the continuative form of 負(お)う (ou, “to bear, to carry on one's back”).

• (Tokyo) おい (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

笈(おい) • (oi) ^{←おひ (ofi)?}

1. a box with legs that is carried on the back, used by itinerant monks and yamabushi to carry books, articles of worship, clothing, etc.

   Synonym: 笈 (kyū)

   • 1918, 岡本綺堂, 半七捕物帳 お照の父‎, 青空文庫:

     彼(かれ)は仏(ほとけ)の像(ぞう)を入(い)れた重(おも)い笈(おい)を背負(せお)って、錫杖(しゃくじょう)をついて、信州(しんしゅう)の雪(ゆき)を踏(ふ)みわけて中仙道(なかせんどう)へ出(で)た。

     Kare wa hotoke no zō o ireta omoi oi o seotte, shakujō o tsuite, Shinshū no yuki o fumiwakete Nakasendō e deta.

     He trod though the snow of Shinshū with a khakkhara in hand and shouldering a heavy oi that contained a statue of a buddha and arrived on the Nakasendō.

• 笈摺(おいずり) (oizuri)
• 笈摺(おいずる) (oizuru)
• 板笈(いたおい) (itaoi)

/kipu/ → /kifu/ → /kiu/ → /kjuː/

From Middle Chinese 笈 (MC gip, “box for storing books; to carry”).

• (Tokyo) きゅう (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

笈(きゅう) • (kyū) ^{←きふ (kifu)?}

1. synonym of 笈 (oi, “a legged box used by itinerant monks and ascetics to carry their clothing, books, and religious items”)
   • 1934, 夢野久作, 白くれない‎, 青空文庫:

     言葉(ことば)の如(ごと)く庫裡(くり)に入(い)りて笈(きふ)を卸(おろ)し

     Kotoba no gotoku kuri ni irite kyū o oroshi

     I entered the monastery kitchen as instructed and put down my kyū

• 孤(こ)笈(きゅう) (kokyū)
• 書(しょ)笈(きゅう) (shokyū)
• 秘(ひ)笈(きゅう) (hikyū)
• 負(ふ)笈(きゅう) (fukyū)

• 笈(きゅう)を負(お)う (kyū o ou)

笈 (eum 급 (geup))

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笈: Nôm readings: cặp, cạp, cập

1. chữ Nôm form of cặp (“schoolbag; wooden satchel used to hold books”)