52Cards
BeginnerDifficulty
78 minTime
Aesthetic KanjiThemes
Overview
This group turns beauty and aesthetics into a short review you can finish in one sitting.
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Cards in This Deck
52 Cards
- 01美beauty, beautifulThe meaning of beauty makes 美 a perfect starting point for exploring aesthetic concepts.
- 02白whiteThe simple strokes of 白 introduce fundamental colors to this collection.
- 03黒black黒 grounds the deck with the essential color black before moving into more vibrant tones.
- 04青blue, green青 introduces the fundamental concepts of blue and green to the deck's palette.
- 05緑green緑 continues the exploration of color with its distinct focus on green.
- 06黄yellowWords like 黄色 show how 黄 expands the collection of bright, colorful vocabulary.
- 07紅crimson, deep red紅 adds deeper, richer tones to the deck with its meaning of crimson.
- 08紫purple, violet紫 highlights the elegant, vibrant shade of purple among these traditional colors.
- 09紺dark blue, navy紺 introduces the elegant shade of dark blue to the growing color palette.
- 10朱vermilion, cinnabar, scarletThe striking vermilion color of 朱 continues the exploration of vivid traditional shades.
- 11碧blue, green碧 enriches the deck by blending shades of blue and green.
- 12翠green, kingfisherThe imagery of a green kingfisher brings a beautiful touch of nature to 翠.
- 13藍indigo藍 captures the deep aesthetic appeal of traditional indigo dye.
- 14瑠lapis lazuli瑠 evokes the brilliant blue of lapis lazuli and precious stones.
- 15璃glassy, lapis lazuliThe glassy nature of 璃 connects closely with the imagery of shining jewels.
- 16玉jewel, ball玉 shifts the focus from colors to the polished beauty of a jewel.
- 17珠pearl, gem, jewelExploring words like 珠玉 shows how 珠 represents pearls and precious gems.
- 18光ray, lightThe fundamental concept of light makes 光 central to understanding visual aesthetics.
- 19輝radiance, shine, sparkle輝 builds upon the concept of light with its focus on radiance and sparkling.
- 20耀shine, sparkle, gleamThe gleam and sparkle of 耀 describe the captivating way that light reflects.
- 21影shadow, silhouette, phantom影 introduces the concept of a shadow or silhouette, balancing the brighter vocabulary.
- 22音sound, noise音 expands the sensory vocabulary with its focus on sound and noise.
- 23香incense, smell, perfumeThe aroma of incense allows 香 to represent the beauty of fragrance.
- 24清pure, purify, cleanseWords like 清潔 highlight how 清 represents a pure and cleansing aesthetic.
- 25静quietThe peaceful calm of 静 describes environments that are quiet and serene.
- 26穏calm, quiet, moderation穏 reinforces the feeling of tranquility with its meaning of calm and moderation.
- 27澄lucidity, be clear, clear澄 captures the pristine beauty of things becoming wonderfully clear.
- 28霞be hazy, grow dim, blurredThe blurred mist of 霞 describes softer, more hazy visual atmospheres.
- 29暁daybreak, dawn, in the event暁 brings the majestic beauty of daybreak and the dawn sky.
- 30晃clearThe clear brilliance of 晃 highlights the radiant quality of things that shine.
- 31旭rising sun, morning sunWords like 朝日 showcase how 旭 represents the classic image of the morning sun.
- 32雫(kokuji), dripping, drop雫 focuses on the delicate imagery of a simple, falling drop.
- 33夢dream, vision, illusionThe concepts of vision and illusion make 夢 a deeply poetic kanji to learn.
- 34華splendor, flower, petal華 describes the splendid beauty and ostentatious charm of blooming flowers.
- 35雅gracious, elegant, gracefulWords like 雅楽 connect 雅 to an elegant and highly refined artistic tradition.
- 36彩coloring, paint, makeup彩 highlights the artistic beauty of painting and carefully applied colors.
- 37麗lovely, beautiful, gracefulThe graceful meaning of 麗 describes things that are wonderfully resplendent and lovely.
- 38艶glossy, luster, glaze艶 introduces the captivating charm of glossy and polished surfaces.
- 39綾design, figured cloth, twill綾 represents the intricate beauty found in woven designs and patterned fabrics.
- 40玲sound of jewels玲 focuses on the delicate, beautiful tinkling sound that jewels make.
- 41薫send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scentedWords like 香る show how 薫 portrays a wonderful, floating fragrance.
- 42馨fragrant, balmy, favourable馨 portrays the pleasant, favorable nature of balmy scents.
- 43蒼blue, pale蒼 captures a striking, slightly pale shade of blue.
- 44暉shine, lightThe shining quality of 暉 emphasizes the pure light of radiant objects.
- 45絢brilliant fabric design絢 highlights the magnificent visual impact of brilliant fabric designs.
- 46綺figured cloth, beautifulWords like 綺麗 demonstrate how 綺 perfectly embodies the concept of beautiful things.
- 47緋scarlet, cardinal緋 explores the deep, vibrant aesthetic of cardinal scarlet.
- 48琳jewel, tinkling of jewelry琳 combines the visual appeal of jewels with their pleasant tinkling sound.
- 49禎happiness, blessed, good luck禎 expresses the deeply positive feelings associated with being blessed and lucky.
- 50貌form, appearance, countenanceThe elegant concepts of form and appearance are captured by the strokes of 貌.
- 51箇counter for articles箇 provides a practical tool for counting articles as you study this aesthetic vocabulary.
- 52勃suddenness, rise勃 presents the powerful visual concept of a sudden, unexpected rise.