01
美しい
うつくしい
beautiful
Meanings
- beauty
- beautiful
Readings
Onyomi
- ビ
- ミ
Kunyomi
- うつく.しい
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Useful words
02
美術
びじゅつ
fine arts
03
美術館
びじゅつかん
art museum
04
美人
びじん
beautiful woman
05
美容院
びよういん
beauty salon
06
美味しい
おいしい
delicious
Special reading.
Compare Kanji
01麗Meaning94%lovely, beautifulBeauty becomes even more ornate in 麗, so the two kanji reinforce the aesthetic idea.02良Meaning88%good, pleasingGood and beautiful overlap in praise words; 良 supplies 美 a plainer positive neighbor.03好Meaning84%fond, pleasingLiking something and finding it beautiful often go together, which makes 好 a natural neighbor.04善Component80%virtuous, goodThe sheep-like top helps tie 美 to 善, where goodness carries a similar upper shape.05義Component78%righteousness, justice義 also starts with the sheep-shaped top, so it is a good visual cousin for 美.06羊Component76%sheepThe top of 美 comes from the sheep form, and 羊 shows that piece by itself.
Appears in Decks
Spark Set
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Aesthetic Kanji
Use Aesthetic Kanji to study 52 kanji connected with beauty and aesthetics.
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