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Kanji 婉: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 婉: graceful

Key takeaways

Kanji 婉: graceful. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

婉
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Meaning

graceful

On reading

エン

Kun reading

うつく.しいしたが.う

Radical

女

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 婉

graceful

Kanji structure breakdown

婉

Structure breakdown

女 + 宛

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a woman (女) addressing (宛) someone with gentle, indirect language rather than being blunt. This represents 'gracefulness' or 'euphemism,' as seen in the word 'euphemism' (婉曲).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

エン
  • 婉曲えんきょく

    euphemistic / indirect / roundabout

Commonly used words

  • 婉曲
    えんきょく

    euphemistic / indirect / roundabout

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は失敗を婉曲に伝えた。

Translation

He communicated the failure in a roundabout way.

Example 2

婉曲な言い方で注意した。

Translation

I gave a warning in an indirect manner.

Kanji 婉: graceful | Daily Nihongo