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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 19

Meaning: glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful, captivating

Kunyomi: つや, なま.めかしい, あで.やか, つや.めく, なま.めく

Onyomi: エン

Composition: 豊 色

艶

Radical

Radical: 色

Meaning: colour, prettiness

Reading: いろ

Frequency: 21

色

Examples

Onyomi Examples

艶 (エン) charming, fascinating, voluptuous

演歌 (エンカ) enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour

妖艶 (ヨウエン) fascinating, voluptuous, bewitching, captivating

凄艶 (セイエン) weirdly beautiful

Kunyomi Examples

艶 (つや) gloss, luster, lustre, shine, sheen, polish, mellowness (of a voice), youthfulness (e.g. of skin), interest, appeal, charm, color, colour, feeling, romance, love, sexiness

艶々 (つやつや) glossy, bright, slick

艶々 (つやつや) glossy, bright, slick

艶かしい (なまめかしい) charming, captivating, bewitching, seductive, coquettish

艶やか (あでやか) glamorous, charming, fascinatingly elegant, lovely, gorgeous, beguiling, bewitching

艶めく (つやめく) (for an object) to be shiny, to be glossy, (for a woman) to be alluring, to look sexy

艶めく (なまめく) to brim over with feminine charm, to look captivating (of a woman), to be sexy, to be seductive, to be enticing, to look young and fresh, to be elegant, to look refined, to have a calm and composed appearance

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