19 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent

Kun'yomi
  • beautiful ②heartwarming
  • うららか
    bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.)
On'yomi
  • レイ
Nanori
  • よし

Main Radical

鹿(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

レイ 91.6%
うるわしい 8.4%
0.0%

Character Breakdown

lovely, beautiful, graceful
レイ うるわ.しい り (7th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
deer
か しか ロク (11th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

pretty ②clean ③completely
beautiful ②heartwarming
whitewashing ②deftly finishing up
attractive face and figure
beautiful woman
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References

Unicode hex code 9E97
JIS X 0208 1-46-79
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5381
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7026
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2151
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 47663
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1926
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1630
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1740
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1923
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1929
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1832
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1937
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2021
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3q16.5
Four corner code 1121.1
De Roo Code 3056