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Kanji 麗: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 麗: lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent

Key takeaways

Kanji 麗: lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

lovelybeautifulgracefulresplendent

On reading

レイ

Kun reading

うるわ.しいうら.らか

Radical

鹿

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 麗

lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

鹿

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine the magnificent and symmetrical antlers of a deer (鹿) spreading out beautifully. This character represents an elegant and splendid appearance, much like a deer. You can find this meaning in words like 'splendid' (hwaryeo) or 'elegant' (suryeo).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

レイ
  • 奇麗きれい

    beautiful / clean / neat

Commonly used words

  • 奇麗
    きれい

    beautiful / clean / neat

Example sentences

Example 1

この庭はとても奇です。

Translation

This garden is very beautiful.

Example 2

部屋を奇に掃除しました。

Translation

I cleaned the room neatly.

Kanji 麗: lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent | Daily Nihongo