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RTK / HeisigFrame #991

粧

cosmetics

Lv 47

Strokes: 12

JLPT: Not in JLPT

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Radical Components

Meanings

cosmetics RTK

Community Mnemonic

▲ 657 votes

Modern cosmetics are just the descendants of the old rice flour and cave dirt ('cause it's darker) used in the past.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

On'yomi

しょう

Kun'yomi

None

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