Moto 麗: Lovely; Beautiful; GracefulKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- レイ
- Kun'yomi
- うるわ(しい)、うら(らか)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 83 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (レイ)
- 華麗かれいsplendid; magnificent
- 壮麗そうれいsplendour; splendor
- 奇麗きれいpretty; lovely
- 流麗りゅうれいfluent; flowing
- 綺麗きれいpretty; lovely
- 美辞麗句びじれいくflowery words; rhetorical flourishes
- 佳麗かれいbeauty
- 典麗てんれいgraceful
- 口奇麗くちぎれいspeaking elegantly; speaking clearly
- 壮大華麗そうだいかれいgrandiose and splendid
- 奇麗ごときれいごとwhitewashing; glossing over
- 奇麗さっぱりきれいさっぱりonce and for all; completely
- 奇麗どころきれいどころgeisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl
- 奇麗めきれいめneater (clothing, appearance, etc.); sharper
- 奇麗事きれいごとwhitewashing; glossing over
- 奇麗好ききれいずきlove of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean
- 奇麗所きれいどころgeisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl
- 奇麗目きれいめneater (clothing, appearance, etc.); sharper
- 容姿端麗ようしたんれいattractive face and figure
- 容顔美麗ようがんびれいbeautiful face; attractive features
- 小奇麗こぎれいneat; trim
- 小綺麗こぎれいneat; trim
- 手奇麗てぎれいneatly or cleverly made
- 手綺麗てぎれいneatly or cleverly made
- 暉麗きれいpretty; lovely
- 淡麗たんれいsmooth and refreshing (of sake); light with a clean finish
- 瑰麗かいれいextraordinarily beautiful; exceptionally pretty
- 眉目秀麗びもくしゅうれいhandsome
- 秀麗しゅうれいgraceful; beautiful
- 端麗たんれいgrace; beauty
- 絢爛華麗けんらんかれいluxurious and gorgeous; splendid
- 綺麗かったきれいかったwas pretty; was beautiful
- 綺麗ごときれいごとwhitewashing; glossing over
- 綺麗さっぱりきれいさっぱりonce and for all; completely
- 綺麗どころきれいどころgeisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl
- 綺麗な薔薇には刺があるきれいなばらにはとげがあるthere is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn
- 綺麗な薔薇には棘があるきれいなばらにはとげがあるthere is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn
- 綺麗事きれいごとwhitewashing; glossing over
- 綺麗好ききれいずきlove of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean
- 綺麗所きれいどころgeisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl
- 美辞麗句を連ねるびじれいくをつらねるto declaim; to string together all sorts of flowery words
- 美麗びれいbeautiful; gorgeous
- 艶麗えんれいdazzling (beauty)
- 荘厳華麗そうごんかれいmajestic and splendid
- 華麗なるかれいなるThe Great (e.g. in film and book titles); The Grand
- 豊麗ほうれいrich (design); beautiful
- 豊麗線ほうれいせんnasolabial fold; smile line
- 身奇麗みぎれいneat personal appearance
- 身綺麗みぎれいneat personal appearance
Words that use a kun'yomi
- ご機嫌麗しいごきげんうるわしいin good humor (humour)
- 御機嫌麗しいごきげんうるわしいin good humor (humour)
- 見目麗しいみめうるわしいgood-looking; fair
Other readings
- 高麗こうらいGoryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE)
- 右方高麗楽うほうこまがくold Japanese court music from the Nara period
- 高句麗こうくりGoguryeo; Koguryo
- 高麗人参こうらいにんじんAsian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
- 高麗尺こまじゃくKorean shaku (approx. 35.6 cm)
- 高麗楽こまがくold Japanese court music from the Nara period
- 高麗海老こうらいえびChinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); oriental shrimp
- 高麗笛こまぶえKorean flute (horizontal bamboo flute with six holes; highest-pitched flute used in gagaku)
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