斐

beautiful; patterned

12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2103.

Readings

イ (on reading): 甲斐 (かい) result (that makes an act worthwhile); 甲斐 (がい) result (that makes an act worthwhile)
ヒ (on reading): 有斐閣 (ゆうひかく) Yūhikaku (law book publisher); 斐然 (ひぜん) beautiful
Read as a whole word: 不甲斐ない (ふがいない) good-for-nothing; 甲斐路 (かいじ) bright red table grape, a cross between a Flame Tokay and a Neo Muscat; 甲斐犬 (かいけん) Kai Ken (Japanese dog breed)

甲斐 (かい) result (that makes an act worthwhile)
甲斐 (がい) result (that makes an act worthwhile)
甲斐性 (かいしょう) resourcefulness
年甲斐 (としがい) one's age
甲斐甲斐しい (かいがいしい) brisk and efficient
不甲斐ない (ふがいない) good-for-nothing
甲斐路 (かいじ) bright red table grape, a cross between a Flame Tokay and a Neo Muscat
甲斐犬 (かいけん) Kai Ken (Japanese dog breed)
甲斐なし (かいなし) worthlessness
年甲斐も無い (としがいもない) unbecoming
有斐閣 (ゆうひかく) Yūhikaku (law book publisher)
斐然 (ひぜん) beautiful
斐紙 (ひし) traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)

25 words in all.