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cosmetics
Stroke count: 12

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Meanings

  1. cosmeticsRtK
    男の子悪いことはないThere is nothing wrong with boys wearing cosmetics.tatoeba
    女の子ローティーンますよGirls use makeup in their low teens.tatoeba
  2. adorn (one's person)

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Radicals and components

Radicalrice
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Mnemonic (RtK)

rice () · shire · cave · soil () · dirt () · ground ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 991

Compound words

女の子はローティーンで化していますよ。
Girls use makeup in their low teens.tatoeba
私は彼女の洋服のセンスが好きです。彼女の服とお化はいつもすてき。
I like her sense of style. Her clothes and makeup always look good.tatoeba
私は若い娘の厚化は好まない。
I don't like heavy makeup on a young girl.tatoeba

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