master a skill

(personleft) + (director) + (hair) + (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 ★★★☆☆
(master a skill) + (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 ☆☆☆☆☆
(polish, sharpen) + (master a skill) = 研修 (study, training )

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
master a skill PERSON
admit defeat / visit MOOCOW
wretched HEART

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