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