# 柄 pattern

木 (tree) + 丙 (t-bone steak)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes

## Onyomi

HEI - you don't need this | The conduct of the Bush administration clearly demonstrates a pattern of HATEfor science. U:＊＊

## Mnemonic

| Both trees and t-bone steaks have distinctive patterns: wood-grain and fat-marbling.

## Kunyomi

がら | pattern - both representational (i.e. flower wallpaper) and abstract (the pattern of wood-grain). 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

国柄(くにがら) | national character ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 国 (country) + 柄 (pattern) = 国柄 (national character)
人柄(ひとがら) | personal character ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN NP 人 (person) + 柄 (pattern) = 人柄 (personal character ) personal character (kind of a formal, news-paperish word. Usually we'd say 性格　（せいかく）　for personality, or 性質（せいしつ） for someone's essential nature)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
納 | to supply | STRING | 糸
柄 | pattern | WOODEN | 木

I'll supply you with STRING

so you can weave a WOODEN pattern with it.

## Synonyms

pattern 柄 模様
pretentious or arrogant 気取りや 尊大 いい気　になってる いばってる xxx振ってる 自惚れ 仰々しい 横柄な