Memory phrase for the Kanji: 芸


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Meaning art, performance, skill

Pronunciation

GEI

Explanation

Top: plant , bottom: fog (cf. cloud )

Mnemonic


 
A plant in the fog? That is art!

Radicals

plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.
fog has the meaning "fog" only in Chinese. This original meaning is still visible in: cloud . In Japanese it has the meaning to say/speak. For "fog" itself the character: 霧 (MU, kiri) is used.
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 Vocabulary

芸者 げいしゃ  geisha, Japanese singing and dancing girl
園芸 えんげい  horticulture, gardening
学芸 がくげい  arts and sciences, liberal arts
工芸 こうげい  industrial arts
手芸 しゅげい  handicrafts
文芸 ぶんげい  literature, art and literature, belles-lettres
芸能 げいのう  public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments
芸術 げいじゅつ  (fine) art, the arts
げい  art, accomplishment, performance

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