艶

19 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade
JLPT exam level N1

glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful, captivating

Kun'yomi
  • つや
    		gloss ②mellowness (of a voice) ③interest ④romance
  • つやめく
    		(for an object) to be shiny ②(for a woman) to be alluring
  • なまめかしい
    		charming
  • なまめく
    		to brim over with feminine charm ②to look young and fresh ③to be elegant ④to have a calm and composed appearance
  • あでやか
    		glamorous
On'yomi
  • エン
    		charming
Nanori
  • もろ
  • よし

Main Radical

色(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つやつやめく 81.2%
エン 13.5%
あでやか 5.3%

Character Breakdown

glossy, luster, glaze
つや　エン　あで.やか (11th, N1)
bountiful, excellent, rich
ゆた.か　ホウ　とよ (5th, N2)
bend, music, melody
キョク　ま.がる　くま (3rd, N3)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
color
いろ　ショク　シキ (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
comma-design
ともえ　ハ　うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)

Common Words

つや
艶
gloss ②mellowness (of a voice) ③interest ④romance
よう
妖
えん
艶
fascinating
いろ
色
つや
艶
color and luster
つや
艶
　
や
　
か
glossy (e.g. hair)
あで
艶
すがた
姿
charming figure
つや
艶
だ
出
　
し
burnishing
つや
艶
　
め
　
く
(for an object) to be shiny ②(for a woman) to be alluring
つや
艶
ごと
事
love affair
つや
艶
だね
種
love affair
つや
艶
だ
出
　
し
か
加
こう
工
polishing process
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References

Unicode hex code 8276
JIS X 0208 1-17-80
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3890
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4957
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2209
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 990
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1771
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d16.3
Four corner code 5711.7