美
beauty
JLPT N3 Grade 3 9 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- うつく.しい
- On'yomi
- ビ・ミ
美 means "beauty". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 9 strokes. It is read うつく.しい in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ビ・ミ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.
Stroke order & writing
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美 in example sentences
は。 Watashi wa utsukushii.
I'm beautiful.
Bijin da naa.
She's beautiful.
？ Sore oishii?
Is that tasty?
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
Words that use 美
Common questions
- What does the kanji 美 mean?
- 美 means "beauty". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
- How many strokes does 美 have?
- 美 is written in 9 strokes.
- How is 美 read?
- It is read うつく.しい in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ビ・ミ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 美?
- 美 is a JLPT N3 kanji.