綺麗

Meanings

1. pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair
2. clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat
3. completely; entirely

Part of speech: na-adjective

Kanji

• 綺

  Meanings

  figured cloth, beautiful

  On reading

  キ

  Kun reading

  あや

  Strokes

  14

• 麗

  Meanings

  lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent

  On reading

  レイ

  Kun reading

  うるわ.しい、うら.らか

  Strokes

  19

Example sentences

• この芋虫がきれいな蝶になるのだ。

  This caterpillar will become a beautiful butterfly.

  Tatoeba #222945 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• この辺りは空気がきれいだよ。

  The air is pure around here.

  Tatoeba #224022 · CC BY 2.0 FR