What does kanji 曼 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 曼 is beautiful.

How is kanji 曼 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 曼 are なが.い; the onyomi readings are バン, マン.

What words use kanji 曼?

Example words that use kanji 曼 include 曼陀羅, 曼珠沙華, 四曼, 日耳曼.

Kanken 1

曼

Meaning

Kanji 曼

beautiful

beautiful, wide

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: なが.い
Onyomi 音読み: バンマン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2395
Strokes: 11
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 16 common entries

Showing 16 of 16 entries that include this kanji.

曼陀羅

まだら

mandala

曼珠沙華

まんじゅしゃげ

red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)

四曼

しまん

four types of mandala (in Shingon)

日耳曼

ゲルマン

Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)

浪曼

ろうまん

(full-length) novel

金剛界曼荼羅

こんごうかいまんだら

Vajradhatu Mandala

沙羅曼蛇

サラマンダ

Salamander (video game)

三昧耶曼荼羅

さんまやまんだら

samya mandala (in Shingon)

四種曼荼羅

ししゅまんだら

four types of mandala (in Shingon)

胎蔵界曼荼羅

たいぞうかいまんだら

Garbhadhatu Mandala

胎蔵曼荼羅

たいぞうまんだら

Garbhadhatu Mandala

大曼荼羅

だいまんだら

great mandala (in Shingon)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

曼な景色に思わず足を止めた。

I stopped without thinking because the scenery was beautiful.

その庭は曼としていて心が落ち着く。

That garden feels wide and calming.

曼な布が風にゆっくり揺れた。

The long cloth swayed gently in the wind.

彼女は曼な髪を後ろで結んだ。

She tied her long hair back.

この道は曼として遠くまで続いている。

This road is long and continues far into the distance.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 14 related entries

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