12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

flatter, humor, flirt

Kun'yomi
  • to flatter ②to flirt with (woman with a man)
On'yomi
Nanori
  • flattery

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

56.3%
こび 43.8%

Character Breakdown

flatter, humor, flirt
ビ こび こ.びる (Kentei 1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
eyebrow
まゆ ミ ビ (11th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)

Common Words

picturesque (scenery)
flattery
aphrodisiac ②love potion
casting a coquettish (an amorous) glance (at a man)
charming, enticing smile
to coquet (of a woman) ②to flatter
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References

Unicode hex code 5A9A
JIS X 0208 1-53-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1240
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1245
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 565
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 687
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6513
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e9.5
Four corner code 4746.7