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美

JLPT N3 SL3 9 strokes Frequency: #462

Meanings

Beauty, Beautiful

Radicals

羊

Decomposition

⿱羊大

Etymology

Ideographic: A person 大 wearing an elegant crown 羊

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 dot right-to-left

2 diagonal right-to-left

3 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

4 vertical right-to-left

5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

6 horizontal bottom-to-top

7 horizontal bottom-to-top

8 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

9 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ミ mi

ビ bi

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

うつく utsuku

Words Using This Kanji

365 words total

Other (20 words)

eulogistic name

sense of beauty

virtue

verbena

fertile, productive field

fine clothing

epicure

art history

sense of beauty

beautiful face

an ornate style

excellent performance

美音びおん

a sweet voice

美挙びきょ

praiseworthy undertaking

beautiful scenery

moving tale

high-grade sake

the world of the arts

美辞びじ

flowery language

華美かび

splendor

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