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

 美  び  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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