曲 means bend
music, melody, composition, pleasure
A bent basket shape: bend, tune.
On'yomi
- キョクkyoku
Kun'yomi
- ま(がる)magaru
- ま(げる)mageru
- くまkuma
How it's built
- 日say
- 廾both hands
Common words
- 曲きょくcomposition; piece of music
- 作曲さっきょくcomposition (of music); setting
- 組曲くみきょくsuite
- 一曲いっきょくtune (melody, piece of music)