JLPT N1 · 19 strokes
Kanji 艶: "glossy, luster, glaze"
The kanji 艶 means "glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read エン in on'yomi and つや, なま.めかしい, あで.やか, つや.めく, なま.めく 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)
エン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つやなま.めかしいあで.やかつや.めくなま.めく
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 | glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2207 of 2,501 |
Common words with 艶
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 艶やかglamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely
- 艶gloss; luster; lustre; shine · mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin)
- 妖艶fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
- 艶charming; fascinating; voluptuous
- 艶々glossy; bright; slick
- 艶やかglossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
- 艶っぽいromantic; spicy; coquettish
- 艶かしいcharming; captivating; bewitching; seductive
- 艶めく(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy · (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
- 艶然sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
- 色艶colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour
- 凄艶weirdly beautiful
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