媚

12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

flatter, humor, flirt

Kun'yomi
  • こびる
    		to flatter ②to flirt (with; a man)
On'yomi
  • ビ
Nanori
  • こび
    		flattery

Main Radical

女(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ビ 56.3%
こび 43.8%

Character Breakdown

flatter, humor, flirt
ビ　こび　こ.びる (Kentei 1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
eyebrow
まゆ　ミ　ビ (11th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)

Common Words

めい
明
び
媚
picturesque (scenery)
こび
媚
flattery
び
媚
やく
薬
aphrodisiac ②love potion
ふう
風
こう
光
めい
明
び
媚
scenic
び
媚
たい
態
coquetry
び
媚
がん
眼
しゅう
秋
は
波
casting a coquettish glance (at a man)
び
媚
しょう
笑
charming, enticing smile
こび
媚
　
を
う
売
　
る
to coquet (of a woman) ②to flatter
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References

Unicode hex code 5A9A
JIS X 0208 1-53-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1240
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1245
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 565
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 687
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6513
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e9.5
Four corner code 4746.7