麗
麗 — Lovely
lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent
On’yomiレイ (rei)
Kun’yomiうるわしい (uruwashii)
Kun’yomiうららか (uraraka)
Stroke order (19 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 麗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 華麗 | かれい karei | splendid; magnificent; gorgeous |
| 高麗 | こうらい kourai | Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ; Korea |
| 綺麗 | きれい kirei | pretty; lovely; beautiful |
| 流麗 | りゅうれい ryuurei | fluent; flowing; elegant |
| 壮麗 | そうれい sourei | magnificent; grand; splendid |
| 美辞麗句 | びじれいく bijireiku | flowery words; rhetorical flourishes |
Study notes
麗 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1758 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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