艶
gloss; glossy; luster; glaze; polish; charm; colorful; captivating
19 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2207.
Readings
- エン (on reading): 妖艶 (ようえん) fascinating; 艶 (えん) charming
- つや (kun reading): 艶 (つや) gloss; 艶出し (つやだし) burnishing
- あでやか (kun reading): 艶やか (あでやか) glamorous; 艶姿 (あですがた) charming figure
- なまめかしい (kun reading)
- つやめく (kun reading): 艶めく (つやめく) to be glossy
- なまめく (kun reading): 艶めく (なまめく) to brim over with feminine charm
Components
- 豊
- 色
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- 勹 radical wrap
- 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
- 口 radical mouth
- 日 radical sun; day
- 色 radical color
- 豆 radical bean
Words using 艶
- 妖艶 (ようえん) fascinating
- 艶 (えん) charming
- 艶笑 (えんしょう) seductive smile
- 艶麗 (えんれい) dazzling (beauty)
- 艶書 (えんしょ) love letter
- 艶 (つや) gloss
- 艶出し (つやだし) burnishing
- 色艶 (いろつや) colour and lustre
- 艶事 (つやごと) love affair
- 艶種 (つやだね) love affair
- 艶やか (あでやか) glamorous
- 艶姿 (あですがた) charming figure
- 艶めく (つやめく) to be glossy
- 艶めく (なまめく) to brim over with feminine charm
- 艶かしい (なまめかしい) charming
38 words in all.