A colleague of my moms wants to get the Japanese kanji for beauty. The problem is there are a bunch of different variations and we dont know which one is correct. I'd appreciate it if anyone could help us out here.
美 is the one you're looking for I should think.. 綺麗 (Kirei) means roughly the same, but perhaps a little harder to explain as a tattoo..I'd go with the first.. Regards.
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Simplified Chinese Mandarin pinyin Click on the syllables below to hear the pronunciation English definition Click on the words below to lookup the definition Traditional variant + detailsgoogle 美 mei3 America / beautiful correct splitdetailsgoogle 美女 mei3 nü3 beautiful woman correct splitdetailsgoogle 粉色 fen3 se4 white / light pink / erotic / beautiful woman / powdered (with make-up) correct splitdetailsgoogle 美丽 mei3 li4 beautiful 美麗 correct splitdetailsgoogle 漂亮 piao4 liang5 pretty / beautiful correct splitdetailsgoogle 美不胜收 mei3 bu4 sheng4 shou1 nothing more beautiful can be imagined (成语 saw) 美不勝收 correct detailsgoogle 丽 li4 beautiful 麗 correct splitdetailsgoogle 美观 mei3 guan1 pleasing to the eye / beautiful / artistic 美觀 correct detailsgoogle 琼 qiong2 jasper / fine jade / beautiful / exquisite (e.g. wine, food) / abbr. for Hainan island province 海南 瓊 correct splitdetailsgoogle 秀丽 xiu4 li4 pretty / beautiful 秀麗 correct splitdetailsgoogle 满目 man3 mu4 fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc) 滿目 correct splitdetailsgoogle 美食 mei3 shi2 delicacy / beautiful food correct splitdetailsgoogle 美妙 mei3 miao4 beautiful / wonderful / splendid correct splitdetailsgoogle 锦绣 jin3 xiu4 beautiful 錦繡 correct detailsgoogle 妍 yan2 beautiful correct detailsgoogle 娟 juan1 beautiful / graceful correct splitdetailsgoogle 美景 mei3 jing3 beautiful scenery correct splitdetailsgoogle 艳丽 yan4 li4 gorgeous / garish andd beautiful 艷麗 correct splitdetailsgoogle 健美 jian4 mei3 healthy and beautiful correct splitdetailsgoogle 兰章 lan2 zhang1 a beautiful speech or piece of writing / your beautiful article (honorific) 蘭章 correct splitdetailsgoogle 美化 mei3 hua4 to make more beautiful / to decorate / embellishment correct splitdetailsgoogle 佳人 jia1 ren2 beautiful woman correct splitdetailsgoogle 明媚 ming2 mei4 bright and beautiful correct splitdetailsgoogle 出水芙蓉 chu1 shui3 fu2 rong2 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (成语 saw); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy) correct splitdetailsgoogle 才子佳人 cai2 zi3 jia1 ren2 gifted scholar and beautiful woman (pair of lovers in fiction) correct splitdetailsgoogle 煞风景 sha1 feng1 jing3 to damage beautiful scenery / fig. to spoil the fun 煞風景 correct splitdetailsgoogle 佳妙 jia1 miao4 wonderful / beautiful (calligraphy) correct splitdetailsgoogle 鸟语花香 niao3 yu4 hua1 xiang1 lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (成语 saw); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day 鳥語花香 correct detailsgoogle 婵 chan2 beautiful / graceful 嬋 correct splitdetailsgoogle 洞天 dong4 tian1 paradise / heavenly or beautiful place / fairyland correct splitdetailsgoogle 倩影 qian4 ying3 beautiful image of a woman correct splitdetailsgoogle 花朝月夕 hua1 zhao1 yue4 xi1 a beautiful day / cf. Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August correct detailsgoogle 绮 qi3 beautiful / open-work silk 綺 correct splitdetailsgoogle 菲菲 fei1 fei1 very fragrant / luxurious / beautiful correct splitdetailsgoogle 燕赵 Yan1 Zhao4 Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers 燕趙 correct splitdetailsgoogle 嫣然 yan1 ran2 beautiful / sweet / engaging correct splitdetailsgoogle 佳美 jia1 mei3 beautiful correct detailsgoogle 娥 e2 good / beautiful correct splitdetailsgoogle 花枝 hua1 zhi1 a flowering branch / fig. beautiful woman / octopus (on dining menu) correct splitdetailsgoogle 玉人 yu4 ren2 a jade worker / a jade statuette / a beautiful person / (term of endearement) correct splitdetailsgoogle 姹紫嫣红 cha4 zi3 yan1 hong2 brilliant purples and reds / beautiful flowers 奼紫嫣紅 correct detailsgoogle 娈 luan2 beautiful 孌 correct splitdetailsgoogle 香娇玉嫩 xiang1 jiao1 yu4 nen4 a beautiful woman 香嬌玉嫩 correct detailsgoogle 婺 wu4 beautiful correct splitdetailsgoogle 爽心悦目 shuang3 xin1 yue4 mu4 beautiful and heart-warming 爽心悅目 correct splitdetailsgoogle 美善 mei3 shan4 beautiful and good correct detailsgoogle 珺 jun4 beautiful jade correct splitdetailsgoogle 芝兰 zhi1 lan2 lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc) 芝蘭 correct detailsgoogle 媺 mei3 beautiful correct detailsgoogle 粲 can4 beautiful / bright / splendid / smilingly correct splitdetailsgoogle 男才女貌 nan2 cai2 nü3 mao4 (set phrase) talented man and beautiful woman / an ideal couple correct splitdetailsgoogle 玉人吹箫 yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1 virtuoso piper wins a beauty / the xiao 箫 (mouth organ) virtuoso 萧史 won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 玉人吹簫 correct detailsgoogle 缛 ru4 adorned / beautiful 縟 correct detailsgoogle 琁 xuan2 beautiful jade / star correct detailsgoogle 菎 kun1 beautiful jade / bamboo correct detailsgoogle 媄 mei3 beautiful correct detailsgoogle 鬘 man2 beautiful hair correct detailsgoogle 懰 liu2 lovely / beautiful correct detailsgoogle 藇 xu4 surname Xu / beautiful correct detailsgoogle 妵 tou3 (feminine name) / beautiful / fair correct back Back
This is Kanji. http://www.saiga-jp.com/cgi-bin/dic...eautiful&s=&rt=0&start=1&sid=1199384522_86015 Grade Kanji Sort AtoZ Stroke Sort AtoZ Radical Meaning Reading Example(Reading) / Meaning Special reading / Meaning Sort ZtoA Sort ZtoA Sort ZtoA 7 麗 19 Enlarge しか 鹿 beautiful lovely charming graceful elegant Sound レイ Sound うるわ・しい 綺麗（きれい） / beautiful, fine, pretty, comely, good-looking, clean, clear, tidy, neat 麗しい友情（うるわしいゆうじょう） / a beautiful friendship 3 美 9 EnlargeStroke Order ひつじ 羊 beauty beautiful lovely fine Sound ビ Sound うつく・しい Sound 絶世の美女（ぜっせいのびじょ） / a peerless beauty, a unequaled beautiful woman ☆美女＝美人（びじん） Sound 何て美しいのでしょう！（なんてうつくしいのでしょう） / How beautiful! 8 綺 14 Enlarge いと いとへん 糸 beautiful lovely fine Sound キ Sound ［あや］ 綺羅星（きらぼし） / countless shining stars, a galaxy - 8 娃 9 Enlarge おんな おんなへん 女 beautiful Sound 【アイ】 Sound 【ア】 - - 8 瑶 13 Enlarge おう おうへん たまへん 王 beautiful Sound ［ヨウ］ Sound ［たま］ - - 9 姜 9 Enlarge おんな おんなへん 女 a beautiful girl Sound 【キョウ】 - 生姜（しょうが） / ginger 8 嘉 12 Enlarge くち 口 good beautiful happy joy Sound ［カ］ Sound 【よみ・する】 Sound 【よ・い】 - - - 3 調 15 EnlargeStroke Order ことば ごんべん 言 a pitch a tone a tempo a meter examine investigate inquire check search adjust question Sound チョウ Sound しら・べる Sound しら・べ Sound ととの・う Sound ととの・える Sound 調子はどう？（ちょうしはどう） / How are you?, How are you doing?, How's everything? Sound 単語を調べる（たんごをしらべる） / look up a word Sound 妙なる調べ（たえなるしらべ） / beautiful music, a sweet tune, an enchanting melody Sound 縁談が調う（えんだんがととのう） / agree an offer of marriage Sound 道具を調える（どうぐをととのえる） / provide tools 7 姫 10 Enlarge おんな おんなへん 女 a princess Sound *キ Sound ひめ 美姫（びき） / a beautiful princess 人魚姫（にんぎょひめ） / a little mermaid 7 峰 10 Enlarge やま やまへん 山 a peak the summit the top a ridge Sound ホウ Sound みね 秀峰（しゅうほう） / the mountain of the beautiful shape 刀の峰（かたなのみね） / the back of a sword
