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Kotomora

麗

lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes19

Readings

On'yomi

  • レイ

Kun'yomi

  • うるわ.しい
  • うら.らか

Nanori

  • ま
  • よし
  • り

Meaning

麗 centers on striking visual beauty: something lovely, graceful, and resplendent in appearance. The meanings all describe a radiant, attractive quality that catches the eye.

Most common words using 麗

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  • 綺麗きれい
    N5

    pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair

  • 華麗かれい
    N1

    splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

  • 麗らうらら

    bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid; cheerful

  • 美麗びれい

    beautiful; gorgeous

  • 麗しいうるわしい

    beautiful; lovely

  • 綺麗事きれいごと

    whitewashing; glossing over; lip service

  • 高句麗こうくり

    Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE); Koguryo

  • 端麗たんれい

    fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant

  • 高麗こま

    Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE)

  • 流麗りゅうれい

    fluent; flowing; elegant

  • 壮麗そうれい

    magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing

  • 麗人れいじん

    beautiful woman; beauty; belle

  • 小奇麗こぎれい

    neat; trim; tidy; pretty

  • 美辞麗句びじれいく

    flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

  • 秀麗しゅうれい

    graceful; beautiful

  • 高麗こうらい

    Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ

  • ご機嫌麗しいごきげんうるわしい

    in good humor (humour)

  • 佳麗かれい

    beauty

  • 典麗てんれい

    graceful

  • 口綺麗くちぎれい

    elegant (speech); clear; high-sounding

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Study

Etymology

麗 combines 丽 (a pair of decorative items) with 鹿 (deer), likely suggesting the beauty of a deer's antlers or a pair of elegant deer. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the association with paired beauty is well established.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture a pair of elegant deer with magnificent antlers standing side by side: their graceful, resplendent appearance makes them the loveliest sight in the forest.

Reading mnemonic

For レイ, imagine a ray of sunlight illuminating the beautiful deer: ray -> レイ, and the light makes their antlers look even more resplendent.