Moto 美: Beauty; BeautifulKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ビ、ミ
- Kun'yomi
- うつく(しい)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 280 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ビ・ミ)
- 美術びじゅつart; fine arts
- 美術館びじゅつかんart gallery; art museum
- 美びbeauty
- 美人びじんbeautiful woman
- 美容びようbeauty; good figure
- 美女びじょbeautiful woman
- 美術展びじゅつてんart exhibition
- 美学びがくesthetics; aesthetics
- 優美ゆうびgrace; refinement
- 美容師びようしbeautician; cosmetician
- 美意識びいしきsense of beauty; aesthetic sense
- ご褒美ごほうびreward; prize
- 甘美かんびsweet (taste); luscious
- 美化びかbeautification; glorification
- 美名びめいgood name; high reputation
- 美味びみgood flavor; good flavour
- 美声びせいbeautiful voice
- 美容院びよういんbeauty parlour; beauty parlor
- 美少年びしょうねんhandsome youth (male); pretty boy
- 美徳びとくvirtue
- 美点びてんvirtue; charm
- 美男びなんhandsome man
- 美男子びだんしhandsome man
- 美的びてきesthetic; aesthetic
- 美観びかんfine view; beautiful sight
- 美談びだんmoving tale; impressive tale
- 美貌びぼうbeautiful face; good looks
- 美辞麗句びじれいくflowery words; rhetorical flourishes
- 美酒びしゅhigh-grade sake
- 美顔びがんbeautiful face
- 美食びしょくgourmet food; delicious food
- 華美かびsplendor; splendour
- 褒美ほうびreward; prize
- 賛美さんびpraise; glorification
- 賛美歌さんびかhymn; hymnal
- お美事おみごとwell done!; bravo
- オリエント美術オリエントびじゅつOriental art
- カリスマ美容師カリスマびようしstar beautician; famous beautician
- ギリシャ美術ギリシャびじゅつGreek art
- バ美肉バびにくcreation and use of a virtual female avatar
- ビザンチン美術ビザンチンびじゅつByzantine art
- マスク美人マスクびじんwoman who looks very attractive with a surgical mask on
- マルクス主義的美学マルクスしゅぎてきびがくMarxist aesthetics
- 三美神さんびしんthree Graces; Charites
- 不美人ふびじんplain woman
- 仏教美術ぶっきょうびじゅつBuddhist art
- 健康美けんこうびhealthy beauty
- 具象美術ぐしょうびじゅつrepresentational art
- 内容美ないようびbeauty of content (as opposed to form); substantial beauty
- 前衛美術ぜんえいびじゅつavant-garde art
- 南背美鯨みなみせみくじらsouthern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
- 印象派美術いんしょうはびじゅつimpressionism
- 厳美渓げんびけいGenbi Gorge (Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken)
- 古美ふるびtreating a metal surface to make it look worn and aged; antique finish
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 美しいうつくしいbeautiful; pretty
Other readings
- 美味いうまいskillful; skilful
- 美味しいおいしいdelicious; tasty
- ギリシア美術ギリシャびじゅつGreek art
- 伊邪那美命いざなみのみことIzanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
- 八方美人はっぽうびじんeverybody's friend; person who is affable to everybody
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