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.

美 in example sentences

私わたしは美うつくしい。

Watashi wa utsukushii.

I'm beautiful.
美人びじんだなあ。

Bijin da naa.

She's beautiful.
それ美味おいしい？

Sore oishii?

Is that tasty?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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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.

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