JLPT N1 · 19 strokes
Kanji 麗: "lovely, beautiful, graceful"
The kanji 麗 means "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read レイ in on'yomi and うるわ.しい, うら.らか 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)
レイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うるわ.しいうら.らか
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 | lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1758 of 2,501 |
Common words with 麗
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
- 華麗splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
- 麗しいbeautiful; lovely · heartwarming; beautiful
- 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
- 見目麗しいgood-looking; fair; beautiful
- 流麗fluent; flowing; elegant
- 美麗beautiful; gorgeous
- 壮麗magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
- 麗人beautiful woman; beauty; belle
- 麗らかbright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful
- 容姿端麗attractive face and figure
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