Memory phrase for the Kanji: 彩

彩

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Meaning coloring, makeup, painting

Pronunciation

SAI
irodoru

Explanation

Left: to pluck 采 (.. a hand reaches down 爫 into a tree 木), right: hair 彡

Mnemonic
 
I pluck something (like the staining plant 'henna') for my hair to be colored.

Radicals

采 pluck, pick up
爫 grap downwardsThe radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.
彡 hairThe radical sanzukuri shows three hair.
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 Vocabulary

色彩 しきさい  colour, hue, tints

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