Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N1

1735 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: beautiful woman, princess

Kunyomi: ひめ

Onyomi: エン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: woman, female

Examples

Onyomi Examples

サイエン literary woman, talented woman

Kunyomi Examples

ひめ young lady of noble birth, princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.), girl, small, cute, lesser (in names of species), prostitute

えひめ Ehime (prefecture)