JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 綺: "figured cloth, beautiful"
The kanji 綺 means "figured cloth, beautiful". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ in on'yomi and あや in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あや
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | figured cloth, beautiful |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2413 of 2,501 |
Common words with 綺
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 綺麗pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair · clean; clear; pure; tidy
- 綺麗さっぱりonce and for all; completely · spotlessly
- 綺麗事whitewashing; glossing over; lip service · deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
- 綺羅fine clothes
- 綺thin twilled silk fabric
- 綺麗どころgeisha · dressed-up beautiful woman
- 綺譚beautiful story
- 狂言綺語make-believe fiction
- 手綺麗neatly made
- 綺麗な薔薇には棘があるthere is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn
- 綺語embellishing one's words (one of the ten evil deeds) · embellished language; flowery language
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