This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ビ、こ.びる
Romaji: bi, ko.biru
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: こび
Romaji: kobi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

flatter, humor, flirt

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  38
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  mi
Chinese Reading:  mei4
Unicode:  5a9a
JIS:  553B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 565
Nelson Index: 1240
New Nelson Index: 1245
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3e9.5
Four Corner Index: 4746.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6513
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0736
Kodansha Kanji Index: 687

Words

(こび)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
明媚 (めいび)
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
媚態 (びたい)
coquetry
権力に媚びる (けんりょくにこびる)
to be obsequious to power
風光明媚の地 (ふうこうめいびのち)
place of scenic beauty
媚薬 (びやく)
aphrodisiac
媚びる (こびる)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to fawn on; to butter up to; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
媚眼秋波 (びがんしゅうは)
casting a coquettish (an amorous) glance (at a man)
艶めかしい (なまめかしい)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
風光明媚 (ふうこうめいび)
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
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