Memory phrase for the Kanji: 芸
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芸 |
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Meaning
| art, performance, skill
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Pronunciation |
GEI
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Explanation |
Top: plant 艹, bottom: fog 云 (cf. cloud 雲) |
Mnemonic
| A plant in the fog? That is art!
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Radicals
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艹
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plant, grass | Shows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸. |
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云
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fog | 云 has the meaning "fog" only in Chinese. This original meaning is still visible in: cloud 雲. In Japanese it has the meaning to say/speak. For "fog" itself the character: 霧 (MU, kiri) is used. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 芸 |
げい |
art/accomplishment/performance |
| 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 |
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