Kanji

What does the kanji 美 mean?

美 means beauty, beautiful. On'yomi ビ、ミ. Kun'yomi うつく.しい.

Quick facts
On'yomiビ、ミ
Kun'yomiうつく.しい
Strokes9
Main radical羊
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi ビ、ミKun'yomi うつく.しい
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

beauty, beautiful

Memory hook

A big (大) well-formed sheep (羊) — BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTY.

Main radical

羊sheep 6 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Common words

More words with this kanji

  • 美人びじんbeautiful woman
  • 美容びようbeauty care
  • 美びbeauty
  • 優美ゆうびgraceful, elegant
  • 美術びじゅつfine arts, visual arts
  • 褒美ほうびreward, prize
  • 賛美さんびpraise, admiration

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.