Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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 downwards(The radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.)
彡 hair(The radical sanzukuri shows three hair.)
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Vocabulary

色彩 しきさい colour/hue/tints

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