| 3890 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1914 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2833 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2209 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 990 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2403 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1771 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30632 | Morohashi |
| 1908 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4957 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1755 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1892 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful, captivating
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 艶 【エン】 charming, fascinating, voluptuous
- 演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
- 妖艶 【ヨウエン】 fascinating, voluptuous, bewitching, captivating
- 凄艶 【セイエン】 weirdly beautiful
Kun reading compounds
- 艶 【つや】 gloss, luster, lustre, shine, sheen, polish, mellowness (of a voice), youthfulness (e.g. of skin), interest, appeal, charm, color, colour, feeling, romance, love, sexiness
- 艶々 【つやつや】 glossy, bright, slick
- 艶々 【つやつや】 glossy, bright, slick
- 艶かしい 【なまめかしい】 charming, captivating, bewitching, seductive, coquettish
- 艶やか 【あでやか】 glamorous, charming, fascinatingly elegant, lovely, gorgeous, beguiling, bewitching
- 艶めく 【つやめく】 (for an object) to be shiny, to be glossy, (for a woman) to be alluring, to look sexy
- 艶めく 【なまめく】 to brim over with feminine charm, to look captivating (of a woman), to be sexy, to be seductive, to be enticing, to look young and fresh, to be elegant, to look refined, to have a calm and composed appearance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もろ、 よし
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
- encantador
- cautivador
- lustroso
- vidriado
- pulido
Portuguese
French
- luisant
- brillant
- lustré
- charmant
- poli
- verni
- coloré
- captivant
| 3d16.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-13-6 | SKIP code |
| 5711.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8276 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |