adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. beauty.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
佳麗 かれい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

excellent, beautiful, good
カ けい よし (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ ケ か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
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)