Kanji
N1 12 strokes Grade 9 freq #2103

beautiful, patterned

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

literature bun

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

bright red table grape, a cross between a Flame Tokay and a Neo Muscat
Yūhikaku (law book publisher)
Kai Ken (Japanese dog breed)
traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something)
Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
beautiful; florid
one's age
true friendship

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

Love's Labour's Won (Shakespeare)
thanks to; because of ... (something positive happened)
worth doing; worthwhile
to be worth the effort; to be worth the trouble
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing
reliability
worth in speaking (to someone)
worthless; pointless
being good-for-nothing; useless person
useless; in vain

Example sentences

That was well worth the trouble.

All the efforts of the doctors were to no avail.

I really love my work.

I don't get enough challenge in this job.