艶

glossy

Stroke count: 19

Readings

On readingエン

Kun readingつや、なま.めかしい、あで.やか、つや.めく、なま.めく

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

glossyRtK
この石鹸を使えば彼女の顔の色艶がよくなるだろう。This soap will improve her complexion.tatoeba
艶かしい姿態美を持つ。It has a coquettish beautiful body.wiki
luster
glaze
polish
charm
colorful
captivating

gloss
lustre
shine
sheen

Homonyms

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Same reading (つや)

Radicals and components

Radical色color

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bountiful · bend · beans · table · one (一) · mouth (口) · colour · color · bound up (乙) · mosaic

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1892

Compound words

艶々つやつや

glossy; bright; slick

艶歌えんか

艶事つやごと

艶種つやだね

艶書えんしょ

凄艶せいえん

weirdly beautiful

妖艶ようえん

艶めくつやめく

(for an object) to be shiny

艶やかあでやか

艶出しつやだし

艶消しつやけし

frosted (glass)

艶かしいなまめかしい

艶めかしいなまめかしい

Additional Examples

つゆの色は濃く艶やかである。

The color of soup broth is deep and glossy.wiki

Stroke Order

19 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 艶

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step