# 修 master a skill

(personleft) + (director) + (hair) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK

## Onyomi

SHUU | Gene Simmons is a master of walking in high-heel SHOES.

## Mnemonic

| next to 人 is a single vertical line, which let's think of as "a straight razor" the person is holding. Thus: That person is a master of shaving hair with a straight razor, so they made him the director of the barbershop!

## Jukugo

修理(しゅうり) する | fix ★★★☆☆ 修 (master a skill) + 理 (reason) = 修理 (fix) to fix a thing- （BOOBOO: you don't 直す a car, or a computer, you 修理 it)
研修(けんしゅう) | study, training ☆☆☆☆☆ 研 (polish, sharpen) + 修 (master a skill) = 研修 (study, training )

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
修 | master a skill | PERSON | 人
参 | admit defeat / visit | MOOCOW | ム
惨 | wretched | HEART | 心

The PERSON is a master at making shoes,

but the MOOCOW defeats you.

The wretched HEART is singing the blues.

## Synonyms

fix 修理 直す 繕う 修繕する
training 練習 訓練 研修