Kanji
N1 14 strokes Grade 8 freq #1697

rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

roof ukanmuri

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

polite; courteous
polite style; polite Japanese
Liaoning University
Ningbo (China)
Xining (China)
Nanning (China)
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (China)
Liaoning Province (China)
calm; peace
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

rather; better
polite; courteous
overly polite; excessively polite

Example sentences

He made a polite bow to his teacher.

He took a polite leave of us.

I thought he was more clever than honest.

I think he is not so much a novelist as he is a scholar.