媛
媛·beautiful woman, princess
- On-yomi
- エン
- Kun-yomi
- ひめ
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愛媛県 | えひめけん | Ehime Prefecture |
| 愛媛 | えひめ | Ehime |
| 才媛 | さいえん | talented, well-educated woman |
| 名媛 | めいえん | lady of note |
Example sentences
愛媛県はみかんで有名です。
えひめけんはみかんでゆうめいです。
Ehime Prefecture is famous for mandarin oranges.
彼女は三か国語を話す才媛だ。
かのじょはさんかこくごをはなすさいえんだ。
She is an accomplished woman who speaks three languages.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 愛媛 is えひめ — an irregular place-name reading, never あいえん.
- For 'princess' in ordinary writing use 姫, not 媛.
Memory aid
Picture it
The woman radical 女 with 爰, a hand reaching out: the lady everyone reaches toward.
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