漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 39 strokesRadical
On
ビ・ミ
Kun
うつく(しい)
Meaning
beautiful

Origin

ORIGIN

羊 (sheep) + 大 (big) — a big, fine sheep looks splendid, so it means 'beautiful'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

美醜・美術・賛美
うつくしい美しい・美しさ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 美人びじん

    a beautiful person

  • 美術びじゅつ

    fine art

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

空に 美しい にじが 出ました。

A beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.

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