漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)11 strokesRadical
On
チョウ・ヨウ
Kun
うつく.しい
Meaning
graceful; demure

Origin

ORIGIN

Cave 穴 with 兆 as phonetic: deep and unhurried, hence graceful.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 窈窕ようちょう

    graceful and refined

  • 窕やかしとやか

    demure

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

窕やかな物腰が印象に残る。

Their demure bearing stays in the mind.

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