婉
graceful
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Readings
On'yomi
- エン
Kun'yomi
- うつく.しい
- したが.う
Meaning
婉 centers on graceful, gentle beauty, especially in a feminine or elegant manner.
Most common words using 婉
- 婉曲えんきょくN1
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
- 婉曲法えんきょくほう
euphemism; periphrasis; circumlocution
- 婉曲的えんきょくてき
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
- 婉曲表現えんきょくひょうげん
euphemism; euphemistic expression
- 婉曲語えんきょくご
euphemism
- 婉曲語法えんきょくごほう
euphemism
- 婉曲迂遠えんきょくうえん
being euphemistic and circumlocutory
- 婉然えんぜん
graceful; beautiful
- 婉美えんび
elegant beauty; charm
- 柔婉じゅうえん
simple; plain; honest; unaffected; frank; unpretentious
Study
Etymology
婉 combines 女 (woman) with 宛, which likely contributes the sound and carries a sense of bending or softness, together suggesting feminine grace.
Meaning mnemonic
A woman (女) beside 宛, which looks like a bent, flowing shape under a roof, suggests graceful, gentle movement.
Reading mnemonic
For エン, imagine a graceful woman named En, moving elegantly: En -> エン.