Japanese Word Entry
美しいKana: | うつくしい |
Romaji: | utsukushii |
Definition: | beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.) |
Alternative form: |
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Chinese characters used in this word
美 | beauty, beautiful, pretty, pleasing |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄇㄟˇ (měi) |
Cantonese: | mei5 |
Japanese: | ビ (bi)、 ミ (mi) / うつく.しい (utsukushii)、 よい (yoi)、 ほめる (homeru) |
Korean: | 미 (mi) |
Vietnamese: | mỹ, mỉ |
愛 | love, affection, favourite, be fond of, like |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄞˋ (ài) |
Cantonese: | oi3 |
Japanese: | アイ (ai) / いと.しい (itoshii)、 かな.しい (kanashii)、 め.でる (mederu)、 お.しむ (oshimu)、 まな (mana) |
Korean: | 애 (ae) |
Vietnamese: | ái |
Variants
Simplified Chinese form: | 爱 |