Sumi
JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 4
美 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order
beauty; beautiful
- On
- ビbi ミmi
- Kun
- うつくしいutsukushii よいyoi ほめるhomeru
Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi
How to write 美: stroke order
美 has 9 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.
Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples
Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Parts of 美
The parts 美 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.
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big; large
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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 4
原
plain; field; originOnゲンKunはら、もと、たずねる
顔
faceOnガンKunかお、かんばせ
機
machine; opportunityOnキKunはた、からくり、きざし
次
next; sequenceOnジ、シKunつぎ、つぐ、ついず
数
number; countOnスウ、ス、サクKunかず、かぞえる、しばしば
美
beauty; beautifulOnビ、ミKunうつくしい、よい、ほめる
回
turn; revolve; timesOnカイ、エKunまわる、まわす、まわり
表
surface; show; chartOnヒョウKunおもて、あらわす、あらわれる
声
voiceOnセイ、ショウKunこえ、こわ
報
report; inform; repayOnホウKunむくいる、むくい、しらせる