Memory phrase for the character: 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 upA hand 爫 reaches from above down into a tree 木 when plucking.
爫 grap downwardsThe radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.
彡 hairThe radical sanzukuri shows three hair.




 Vocabulary

色彩 しきさい  colour, hue, tints

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