漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
粧: cosmetics, adorn (one's person)
N1 (our estimate)12 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
米 carries the meaning · 庄 gives the sound
12 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ショウshou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 化粧けしょうmake-up; makeup; cosmetics
- 化粧水けしょうすいskin lotion; face lotion
- 厚化粧あつげしょうthick makeup; heavy makeup
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Fuel for the soul! This radical represents the essential nourishment of the rice harvest and the intricate detail of individual grains.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSimplified 妆 · traditional, as in Japanese · zhuāng
Japan keeps the traditional form 粧; mainland China simplifies it to 妆.
- Simplified
- 妆 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 粧 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhuāng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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