EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    sense of beauty; aesthetic sense

    あなたの美意識を満足させるものは何ですか?
    What is it that satisfies your aesthetic sense?
  2. attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness

    Colloquial

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

beauty, beautiful

Kun
うつく.しい
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
462 of 2500
Radical
sheep
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

はるよしよしみ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-6, 2-6-3, 4-9-4SKIP code
2o7.4The Kanji Dictionary
8043.1Four corner code
963deroo
7f8eUnicode hex code
1-40-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3658Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4660New Nelson (John Haig)
2264New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2817Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1451Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1955Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
548Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
587Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
289A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
923Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
268Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28435Morohashi
376A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
401Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
405Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308sakade
833Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
398henshall3
343Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
339crowley
673Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.19busy_people
1566Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
554Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mei3Pinyin reading
miKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
99 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

もとよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-11, 2-5-8SKIP code
5b8.2The Kanji Dictionary
0033.6Four corner code
458deroo
610fUnicode hex code
1-16-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5113Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1926New Nelson (John Haig)
2136New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2650Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1352Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1834Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
608Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
654Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
118A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2007Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
225Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10921Morohashi
226A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
132Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
132Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155sakade
176Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
246henshall3
416Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
86crowley
291Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
791Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
615Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

discriminating, know, write

Kun
し.るしる.す
On
シキ
Strokes
19
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
496 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Used in names as

さとさとる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-12SKIP code
7a12.6The Kanji Dictionary
0365.0Four corner code
3059deroo
8b58Unicode hex code
1-28-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4438Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5704New Nelson (John Haig)
1639New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2070Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1086Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1477Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
482Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
521Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
617A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2810Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
486Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35974Morohashi
698A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
681Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
694Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
627sakade
911Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
725henshall3
824Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
416crowley
512Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1709Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
493Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4, zhi4Pinyin reading
sig, jiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level