Moji Ninja

美 — beauty; beautiful

美 means “beauty; beautiful”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ビ (bi). Kun'yomi: うつく(しい) (utsukushii). You'll see it in words such as 美しい (utsukushii, “beautiful; pretty”).

美
Stroke order of 美
Meaning
beauty; beautiful
On'yomi
ビ (bi)
Kun'yomi
うつく(しい) (utsukushii)
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N3 · set Qualities 3

How to remember 美

A big (大) fat sheep (羊): to a herder, beauty itself.

Parts: 羊 sheep · 大 big

Words with 美

WordReadingMeaning
美しいうつくしい utsukushii kunbeautiful; pretty
美び bi onbeauty

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Qualities 3” set

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