艶 — kanji meaning “glossy”
艶
glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful, captivating
- Meanings
- glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful, captivating
- On'yomi
- エン (en)
- Kun'yomi
- つや、なま.めかしい、あで.やか、つや.めく、なま.めく
- Name readings
- もろ、よし
- Strokes
- 19
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2207 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 139
- Chinese reading
- yàn
Words with 艶
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妖艶 | ようえん youen | fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching |
| 艶姿 | あですがた adesugata | charming figure; alluring figure |
| 艶笑 | えんしょう enshou | seductive smile |
| 艶々 | つやつや tsuyatsuya | glossy; bright; slick |
| 艶かしい | なまめかしい namamekashii | charming; captivating; bewitching |
| 艶めく | つやめく tsuyameku | to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster |
| 艶やか | あでやか adeyaka | glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant |
| 艶事 | つやごと tsuyagoto | love affair; romance |
| 艶種 | つやだね tsuyadane | love affair; love rumour; love rumor |
| 艶出し | つやだし tsuyadashi | burnishing; glazing; polishing |
| 艶書 | えんしょ ensho | love letter; billet-doux |
| 色艶 | いろつや irotsuya | colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion |
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