12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

beautiful, patterned

On'yomi
Nanori
  • あや

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Character Breakdown

beautiful, patterned
ヒ イ あや (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)
sentence, literature, style
ブン モン も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

traditional Japanese paper made from the fiber of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)
Yūhikaku (law book publisher)
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References

Unicode hex code 6590
JIS X 0208 1-40-69
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5081
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2370
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2776
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3449
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1776
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2417
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2897
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2906
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1781
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13469
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2082
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j10.4
Four corner code 1140.0