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美

beauty
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingビ、ミ
Kun readingうつく.しい
Grade 3

Popular Usage

美しい美術館華美美味しい

Radicals and components

RadicalComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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sheep (羊) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 587

Compound words

美しいうつくしい
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
美術館びじゅつかん
art museum; art gallery
華美かび
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; pomp; magnificence
美味しいおいしい
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.)
甘美かんび
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
賛美さんび
praise; glorification; extolment
美化びか
beautification; glorification
美学びがく
esthetics; aesthetics
美術びじゅつ
art; fine arts
美女びじょ
beautiful woman
美人びじん
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
美点びてん
virtue; charm; merit; good point
美貌びぼう
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
美容びよう
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; (beautiful) features; beautification
褒美ほうび
reward; prize
優美ゆうび
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
美白びはく
beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
美容院びよういん
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
美容師びようし
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
美意識びいしき
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
美術展びじゅつてん
art exhibition
ご褒美ごほうび
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
美辞麗句びじれいく
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

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