美 Kanji – beauty
The Japanese kanji 美 can mean beauty, beautiful.
Meaning and Readings
How is 美 read?
美 has the onyomi readings ビ, ミ and the kunyomi reading うつくしい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as bi, mi, utsukushii.
Common Japanese Words Using 美
These common Japanese words contain 美. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 華美（かび） — splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence
- 甘美（かんび） — sweet (taste), luscious
- 賛美（さんび） — praise, glorification, extolment
- 美（び） — beauty
- 美しい（うつくしい） — beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
- 美化（びか） — beautification, glorification
- 美学（びがく） — esthetics, aesthetics
- 美辞麗句（びじれいく） — flowery words, rhetorical flourishes
- 美術（びじゅつ） — art, fine arts
- 美術館（びじゅつかん） — art museum, art gallery
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