Kanji · first appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary
艶

艶 – glossy, luster, glaze

19 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#2207 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 艶 means glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful, captivating. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エン (en); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つや、なま.めかしい、あで.やか、つや.めく、なま.めく (tsuya, namamekashii, adeyaka, tsuyameku, namameku). It is written with 19 strokes, under radical 色 (no. 139).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiエンen
Kun’yomiつやtsuya
Kun’yomiなま.めかしいnamamekashii
Kun’yomiあで.やかadeyaka
Kun’yomiつや.めくtsuyameku
Kun’yomiなま.めくnamameku

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 139). Components: |・口・色・豆・日・并・勹.

Words using 艶

Kanji with the same radical

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