媛
JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 媛: "beautiful woman, princess"
The kanji 媛 means "beautiful woman, princess". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read エン in on'yomi and ひめ 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)
ひめ
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 | beautiful woman, princess |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1735 of 2,501 |
Common words with 媛
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 才媛literary woman; talented woman
- 愛媛県Ehime Prefecture (Shikoku)
- 愛媛Ehime (prefecture)
- 愛媛大学Ehime University
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