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JLPT N2 · Noun

艶 (tsuya)

艶 (つや, tsuya) is a Japanese noun meaning “gloss; luster”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
つや
Romaji
tsuya
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. gloss; luster; lustre; shine; sheen · noun
  2. mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin) · noun
  3. interest; appeal; charm; color; colour · noun
  4. romance; love; sexiness · noun

Example sentences

飼い猫の毛のつやが悪くなった。
Our cat's fur has lost its luster.
Tatoeba #150980

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 艶

艶
glossy, luster, glazeエン・つや・なま.めかしい · 19 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1177680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.