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美
On'yomi
ビ・ミ
BI / MI
Kun'yomi
うつく.しい
utsukushii
beauty · beautiful
beautiful
Details
Strokes9
Frequency#462
Radical羊sheep(6)
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Component Breakdown
美=
羊大
Sheep + big
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of sheep and big. Big sheep is beautiful.
Symbolism
Beautiful, beauty, art. Represents beauty.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Beautiful scenery
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
醇風美俗
じゅんぷうびぞく
good morals and manners; genial manners and laudable customs; pristine way of life; good morals and manners
八方美人
はっぽうびじん
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; everybody's friend
美辞麗句
びじれいく
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes; flowery words
耽美主義
たんびしゅぎ
aestheticism; aestheticism
良風美俗
りょうふうびぞく
good customs; good customs
美酒佳肴
びしゅかこう
fine wines and prized delicacies; fine wines and prized delicacies
美人薄命
びじんはくめい
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young; beauty and fortune seldom go together
美味佳肴
びみかこう
delicacies; epicurean dishes; delicacies