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、ミ、うつく.しい
Romaji: bi, mi, utsuku.shii
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: はる、よし、よしみ、り
Romaji: haru, yoshi, yoshimi, ri
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Romaji

Meanings

beauty, beautiful

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  123
Frequency:  462
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-3-6
Korean Reading:  mi
Chinese Reading:  mei3
Unicode:  7f8e
JIS:  487E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2264
Nelson Index: 3658
New Nelson Index: 4660
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o7.4
Four Corner Index: 8043.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 376
Gakken Index: 289
Japanese Names Index: 923
Daikanwanjiten Index: 28435
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0057
Remembering the kanji Index: 548
Busy People Index: 3.19
Kanji Way Index: 339
Kanji Flashcards Index: 833
Kodansha Compact Index: 1566
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 398
Kanji in Context Index: 673
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1451
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1955
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 554
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 587
Essential Kanji Index: 268
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2817
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 963
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 308
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 343

Words

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beauty
美術 (びじゅつ)
art; fine arts
美しい (うつくしい)
beautiful; lovely
美人 (びじん)
beautiful person (woman)
美容 (びよう)
beauty of figure or form
()
august; beautiful
美術館 (びじゅつかん)
art gallery; art museum
美少女 (びしょうじょ)
beautiful girl
美女 (びじょ)
beautiful woman
美学 (びがく)
esthetics; aesthetics
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