麗 (beautiful, graceful, lovely, resplendent) - Kanji Codex

麗

beautiful, graceful, lovely, resplendent

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

レイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

うら.らかうるわ.しい

Nanori (名乗り)

まよしり

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:19

JLPT:1

Frequency:1758

Vocabulary

レイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
華麗	かれい	splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
綺麗	きれい	pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely
綺麗	キレイ	pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely
壮麗	そうれい	magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
美辞麗句	びじれいく	flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
綺麗	きれーい	pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely
高麗	こうらい	Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ; Korea
口綺麗	くちぎれい	elegant (speech); clear; high-sounding; not gluttonous
高麗犬	こまいぬ	(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
麗しい	うるわしい	beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful

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bag, pouch, sack

continue, sequel, series

pave, promulgate, sit, spread

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horizontal, perverse, side, sideways, unreasonable, width, woof

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