charming; fascinating; voluptuous
Describes a person, especially a woman, who has an alluring, sensual charm. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
She flashed a sultry smile.
She has a voluptuous charm.
The audience was captivated by the actress's fascinating performance.
I couldn't help being captivated by her sensual gestures.
She sang in a sultry, alluring voice.
艶やか highlights a radiant, glossy beauty (often of skin or hair), while 艶 focuses on a sultry, sensual charm.
bewitching; voluptuous; captivating
charming; fascinating; elegant; graceful
weirdly beautiful; eerily gorgeous
modest and beautiful; profound and elegant
charming; bewitching; enchanting
glamorous woman; seductive woman
charming appearance; fascinating figure
love letter
love letter; billet-doux
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Kana spelling is sometimes used, especially in casual writing or when the kanji is considered difficult.
The kanji 艶 originally relates to luster and gloss, and by extension came to describe an attractive, charming quality. The exact historical derivation of this reading and sense is uncertain.
sweetly smiling; gracious
success in love; luck with women