肖

likeness

Kanji 1391

Learn to talk about painted portraits, as well as abstract ones (e.g., a portrait of age 17). Find out how the idea of being inferior to one’s parents spawned a word with many meanings, including a humble first-person pronoun. See how luck is considered contagious, and learn how a verb expressing this can also mean “to follow someone’s example” and “to be named after.”

Revision history:

Nov. 17, 2023: p. 1, Character Profile: The kanji is part of an on-echo series, which I've now listed.

Feb. 13, 2022: 

• p. 2, Etymology Box: Updated the Henshall etymology and Sears link. 
• p. 11: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.

June 9, 2017: Originally published.