Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating

Also written 妖婉【ようえん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

attractive, bewitching, calamity

Kun
あや.しいなま.めくわざわ.い
On
ヨウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
1964 of 2500
Radical
woman

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3e4.4The Kanji Dictionary
4243.4Four corner code
5996Unicode hex code
1-45-37JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1198Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1190New Nelson (John Haig)
282Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
212Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2078Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
458Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1888A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
6086Morohashi
1884Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
yao1Pinyin reading
yoKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
つやなま.めかしいあで.やかつや.めくなま.めく
On
エン
Strokes
19
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2207 of 2500
Radical
color

Built from

Used in names as

もろよし

Dictionary and index codes (22)
CodeReference
1-13-6SKIP code
3d16.3The Kanji Dictionary
5711.7Four corner code
8276Unicode hex code
1-17-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3890Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4957New Nelson (John Haig)
1908New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2403Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1222Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1683Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1755Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1892Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2833Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1914Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30632Morohashi
2209Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
990Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1771Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan4Pinyin reading
yeomKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)