The kanji 艶: meaning, readings and stroke order

艶

Meaning: gloss, charm
On reading: エン en
Kun reading: つや tsuya
Strokes: 19
Radical: 色 colour, prettiness
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high
Old form: 艷

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: bóng láng, duyên dáng (diễm)
Japanese: つや。うつくしくはなやか。
Korean: 윤기, 아름다움 (염)
Chinese: 光泽、艳丽 (艳)

Readings, words and example sentences

エン en · on reading · less common

妖よう艶えん
bewitchingly beautiful
妖よう艶えんなすがたをえがきます。
The artist paints a bewitchingly beautiful figure.

つや tsuya · kun reading · less common

艶つや
shine, gloss
かみに 艶つやがあります。
Her hair is glossy.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.