Entry
  1. Noun

    elegant words; refined diction; poetic expression

  2. classical poetic language (esp. of the Heian period)

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Characters in this word

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gracious, elegant, graceful, refined

Kun
みや.び
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1192 of 2500
Radical
short-tailed bird
WaniKani
Level 40

Built from

Used in names as

う、お、か、ただし、のり、まさ、まさし、よし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-5-8SKIP code
8c5.1The Kanji Dictionary
7021.4, 1021.4Four corner code
3275deroo
96c5Unicode hex code
1-18-77JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2850Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6505New Nelson (John Haig)
1197New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1532Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
811Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1106Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1907Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2056Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1271A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1913Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1211Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41973Morohashi
1057A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1456Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1550Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1885Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1684Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1638Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1853Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1926Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ya3, ya1Pinyin reading
aKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
40WaniKani level
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word, speech, language

Kun
かた.る、かた.らう
On
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
301 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-7-7SKIP code
7a7.6The Kanji Dictionary
0166.1Four corner code
3077deroo
8a9eUnicode hex code
1-24-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4374Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5628New Nelson (John Haig)
1543New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1944Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1040Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1402Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
347Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
371Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
274A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2136Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
231Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35533Morohashi
112A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
67Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
67Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
209sakade
87Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
124henshall3
231Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
211crowley
154Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
1685Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
353Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu3, yu4Pinyin reading
eoKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level