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KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小39 strokesRadical 羊#462 in newspapers

美 · beauty, beautiful

美 is a kanji meaning beauty, beautiful. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ビbi
  • ミmi

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • うつくしいutsukushii

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In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 美 · 10 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 美
WordReadingMeaningLevel
美味しいおいしいdelicious, tastyN5
美しいうつくしいbeautiful, lovelyN4
美術館びじゅつかんart gallery, art museumN4
美人びじんbeautiful person (woman)N3
美容びようbeauty of figure or formN2
賛美さんびpraise, adoration, glorificationN1
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More words that use 美
WordReadingMeaningLevel
褒美ほうびreward, prizeN1
優美ゆうびgrace, refinement, eleganceN1
美びbeautyN1
美術びじゅつart, fine artsN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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