綺

綺 — readings, stroke count and radical

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形声。「糸」+音符「奇」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

figured cloth, beautiful

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

On (Sino-Japanese)

Kun (native)

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰糸奇

綺麗きれいpretty, lovely, beautiful, fair
綺きthin twilled silk fabric
綺羅きらあやぎぬやうすぎぬ。美しい衣装。正装。外見の美しさや華やかさ。fine clothes
綺譚きたんbeautiful story
綺語きご十悪の一つで、真実ではなく、ことばを巧みに飾ること。美辞麗句。embellishing one's words (one of the ten evil deeds), embellished language, flowery language
綺麗事きれいごと手際よく綺麗に仕上げること。実態にあわず体裁だけ綺麗に取り繕うこと。whitewashing, glossing over, lip service, deftly finishing up
綺麗さびきれいさびkirei-sabi
綺麗どころきれいどころgeisha, dressed-up beautiful woman
綺麗かったきれいかったwas pretty, was beautiful, was clean
綺麗さっぱりきれいさっぱりonce and for all, completely, spotlessly
綺羅星のごとくきらほしのごとくlike glittering stars
綺麗な薔薇には棘があるきれいなばらにはとげがあるthere is no rose without a thorn, every rose has its thorn

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.