美

beauty, beautiful

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ビミ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

うつく.しい

Nanori (名乗り)

はるよしよしみり

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:9

JLPT:N3

Frequency:462

Vocabulary

ビ

Word	Reading	Meaning
賛美	サンビ	praise; glorification; extolment
美化	ビカ	beautification; glorification
美学	ビガク	esthetics; aesthetics
美術	ビジュツ	art; fine arts
美術館	ビジュツカン	art museum; art gallery

ミ

Word	Reading	Meaning
美妙	ミミョウ	elegant; exquisite
阿摩美久	アマミク	Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
美事	みごと	splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable; utter (esp. defeat); total; complete; something worth seeing; sight; spectacle
美	び	beauty
美しい	うつくしい	beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
美味しい	おいしい	good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
美味しい	オイシイ	good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance

distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

business, vocation, arts, performance

cleverness, agile, alert

bag, bale, sack, counter for bags

on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people

with child, pregnancy

attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess