Today’s Kanji is “美” (utsuku-shii); Kanji for “beautiful”.
Handwritten Kanji “美” (utsuku-shii)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “美”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 美 | ビ うつく-しい | bi utsuku-shii | 9 | 羊 | beautiful |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “美”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 美しい星空 | うつくしいほしぞら | Utsukushī hoshizora | Beautiful starry sky |
| 美女と野獣 | びじょとやじゅう | Bijo to yajū | Beauty and the Beast |
| 美食家 | びしょくか | Bisyokuka | Gourmet |
