adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. charming, fascinating, beautiful, elegant, graceful, sweet, delicate.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
優艶 ゆうえん
優婉 ゆうえん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tenderness, excel, surpass
ユウ やさ.しい すぐ.れる (6th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
melancholy, grieve, lament
ユウ う.い うれ.える (8th, N1)
melancholy(憂) variant
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
glossy, luster, glaze
つや エン あで.やか (11th, N1)
bountiful, excellent, rich
ゆた.か ホウ とよ (5th, N2)
bend, music, melody
キョク ま.がる くま (3rd, N3)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
color
いろ ショク シキ (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
comma-design
ともえ ハ うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)