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: エン、つや、なま.めかしい、あで.やか、つや.めく、なま.めく
Romaji: en, tsuya, nama.mekashii, ade.yaka, tsuya.meku, nama.meku
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Name Readings

Kana: もろ、よし
Romaji: moro, yoshi
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Meanings

glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful, captivating

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  139
Frequency:  2207
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-13-6
Korean Reading:  yeom
Chinese Reading:  yan4
Unicode:  8276
JIS:  3170

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1908
Nelson Index: 3890
New Nelson Index: 4957
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d16.3
Four Corner Index: 5711.7
Japanese Names Index: 2833
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30632
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0515
Remembering the kanji Index: 1755
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1222
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1683
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1771
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1892
Essential Kanji Index: 1914
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2403

Words

(つや)
gloss; glaze; charm; romance; love; youthfulness; color; colour; feeling
妖艶 (ようえん)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching
艶消し (つやけし)
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
艶笑小話 (えんしょうこばなし)
amorous anecdote
艶美 (えんび)
beauty; charm
(えん)
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
艶物 (つやもの)
love story
艶笑 (えんしょう)
seductive smile; erotic humor
艶笑文学 (えんしょうぶんがく)
humorous erotic literature
艶福 (えんぷく)
success in love
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