| 308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 398 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 376 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 289 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 268 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 833 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 401 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 673 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 554 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28435 | Morohashi |
| 2264 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 587 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 339 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 343 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 美 【ビ】 beauty
- 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
- 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
- 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
- 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
- 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
- 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- belleza
- bello
Portuguese
- beleza
- bela
French
- beauté
- beau, belle
| 963 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8043.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f8e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妙 【ミョウ】 strange, weird, odd, curious, wonder, mystery, miracle, excellence, cleverness, adroitness, knack, skill
- 妙案 【ミョウアン】 ingenious idea, excellent plan, bright idea
- 絶妙 【ゼツミョウ】 exquisite, superb, perfect, miraculous
- 軽妙 【ケイミョウ】 light and easy, lambent, clever, witty, smart
- 神妙 【シンミョウ】 meek, quiet, docile, humble, faithful, obedient, mysterious, marvelous, marvellous
Kun reading compounds
- 妙なる 【たえなる】 exquisite (e.g. melody), melodious, delicate, enchanting
- 妙なる調べ 【たえなるしらべ】 enchanting melody, sweet tune
- 白妙 【しろたえ】 white cloth, white
Readings
- Korean:
- myo
Spanish
- exquisito
- encantador
- admirable
- extraño
- raro
- misterioso
- joven
Portuguese
- estranho
- seleto
- afeminado
- mistério
- milagre
- charmoso
- delicado
- excelente
French
- bizarre
- surprenant
- mystère
- merveilleux
- excellent
- exquis
- délicat
- charmant
| 1841 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1045 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1321 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1188 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 614 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1154 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1209 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1150 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 437 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 280 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 210 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 124 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6090 | Morohashi |
| 239 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1191 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 123 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 130 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1114 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1760 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4942.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5999 | Unicode hex code |