Memory phrase for the Kanji: 美


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Meaning beauty, fine

Pronunciation

BI
utsukushii

Explanation

Top: sheep (The horned animal with a backbone and laterally protruding due to thick wool is the: sheep), below: big

Mnemonic


 
A sheep of this big size is beautiful!

Radicals

sheepPicture of the face of a sheep with two horns.
bigA person with wide spread arms and legs appears big.
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 Vocabulary

 beauty
美しい うつくしい  beautiful, lovely
美術館 びじゅつかん  art gallery, art museum
優美 ゆうび  grace, refinement, elegance
美人 びじん  beautiful person (woman)
美容 びよう  beauty of figure or form
美術 びじゅつ  art, fine arts
褒美 ほうび  reward, prize
賛美 さんび  praise, adoration, glorification

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