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resemblance

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Readings

On readingショウ

Kun readingあやか.る

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

resemblanceRtK
彼はたいした肖り者だ。What a lucky person he is!tatoeba
これは亡くなった父の肖像画です。This is a portrait of my late father.tatoeba

portrait
likeness
picture

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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spark · candle · small (小) · little (小) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 119

Compound words

肖像しょうぞう

portrait; likeness; picture

不肖ふしょう

unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled

肖るあやかる

to share (someone's) good luck

肖り者あやかりもの

enviably fortunate person

肖像画しょうぞうが

portrait

肖像権しょうぞうけん

rights to usage of one's likeness

Additional Examples

彼の肖像画は装飾の施された額縁にはめられた。

His portrait was mounted in the fancy frame.tatoeba

肖像画を書く準備として、私の友達は対象をよく観察するために写真を沢山撮る。

In preparation for painting a portrait, my friend takes many photographs in order to study the subject closely.tatoeba

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Practice Writing

Practice Writing 肖