Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 美人(びじん) in Japanese

美人
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
びじん
Romaji
bijin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    beautiful person (woman)
    Example sentence
    「クレオパトラ」は美人代名詞になっている The name "Cleopatra" has become a byword for a beautiful woman.

Examples of 美人, びじん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

9 strokes

beauty, beautiful

On'Yomi: ビ, ミ

Kun'Yomi: うつく.しい

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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