美しい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 美しい
1
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Examples
あなたは美しい蝶々です。
You are a beautiful butterfly.
Kanji in this Word
美
9 strokes
Frequency: 462
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
beauty
beautiful
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ビ
ミ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うつく.しい
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
はる
よし
よしみ
り
愛
13 strokes
Frequency: 640
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
love
affection
favourite
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
アイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いと.しい
かな.しい
め.でる
お.しむ
まな
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あ
あし
え
かな
なる
めぐ
めぐみ
よし
ちか
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