イケメン

Chinese: 池面

From イケてる (iketeru, “cool”) and メンズ (menzu, “men”).


可愛い子ちゃん

可愛い子ちゃん (canonical)
kawaikochan (romanization)

可愛い (kawaii) + 子 (ko) + ちゃん (-chan, familiar suffix)


美人

From Middle Chinese 美人 (MC mijX nyin, literally “beautiful (especially feminine) + person”). Compare modern Min Nan reading bí-jîn.
The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.

美人傘

a large and deep umbrella that was fashionable in the late Meiji period

美人蕉: the Chinese-derived alternate for 姫芭蕉

a variety of plantain of family Musaceae

美人草: alternate name for 雛罌粟

Papaver rhoeas, a field poppy or corn poppy

美人というも皮一重: → beauty is only skin deep

even a beautiful person only has one skin

美人に年なし: → a beautiful person often looks young no matter their age

the end of [being] a beautiful person is turning into a monkey

美人の終わりは猿になる: → a beautiful woman becomes less beautiful as she ages

美人は言わねど隠れなし: “even if you don't say that someone is beautiful

there's no hiding it” → if someone is beautiful

美人薄命: → beauty often doesn't last

美人薄命 びじんはくめい

a beautiful person has a thin [i.e. short] life

モナ・リザといえばやはり美人ですね。

That Mona Lisa, she really is a beauty, isn't she.

(historical) in ancient China, the fifth of fourteen ranks for imperial ladies-in-waiting


美人

ja-noun

美(かおよ)人(びと) • (kaoyobito) ^(←かほよびと (kafoyobito)?)

美人 (canonical)
kaoyobito (romanization)
kafoyobito (romanization)
かほよびと (hiragana historical)

Compound of 顔 (kao, “face”) + 良 (yo, “good”, the stem of adjective 良い yoi, “good”) + 人 (hito, “person”). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
The 美 kanji spelling for the kaoyo portion of the reading is an example of jukujikun.

compound

the stem of adjective <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">良い</i> yoi, “good”

(archaic, possibly obsolete) a beautiful woman, a beauty, a belle


上面

[ɯ̟β̞a̠t͡sɨɾa̠]

[d͡ʑo̞ːmẽ̞ɴ]


美少年

[bʲiɕo̞ːnẽ̞ɴ]

pretty young boy, beautiful adolescent boy


美少女

ja-noun

美(び)少(しょう)女(じょ) • (bishōjo) ^(←びせうぢよ (biseudyo)?)

美少女 (canonical)
bishōjo (romanization)
biseudyo (romanization)
びせうぢよ (hiragana historical)

[bʲiɕo̞ːʑo̞]

美 (bi, “beautiful”) + 少女 (shōjo, “young girl”)

com

1991 March 15, Rumiko Takahashi, “ＰＡＲＴ(パート).10 そして拳(けん)印(いん)は消(き)えた [PART.10 The Mark’s Finally Gone]”, in らんま½ [Ranma ½], volume 14 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 155:

あ…あの女きさまだったのか。

あ…あの女きさまだったのか。


美女

美女 (canonical)
bijo (romanization)
bidyo (romanization)
びぢよ (hiragana historical)

/bidjo/ → /bid͡ʑjo/ → /biʑo/
From Middle Chinese 美女 (MC mijX nrjoX). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.

美女と野獣


醜女

ja-noun

醜(ぶ)女(おんな) • (buonna) ^(←ぶをんな (bwonna)?)

醜女 (canonical)
buonna (romanization)
bwonna (romanization)
ぶをんな (hiragana historical)

Compound of 醜 (bu, “ugly”) + 女 (onna, “woman”).


醜女

Compound of 醜 (shiko, “ugly; ferocious”) + 女 (me, “woman”).

compound

醜女 日本紀私紀云、醜女、志古女、或説黄泉之鬼也、今世人爲恐小兒稱許々女者此語之訛也。

938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 1, pages 44-45:

Hags The Nihongi Private Records call them hags, Japanese shikome, certain legends say they're demons of Yomi, nowadays people become afraid of small children calling them such women, this term is dialectic.

an ugly demon-woman or hag from the underworld


醜女

ja-noun

醜(しゅう)女(じょ) • (shūjo) ^(←しうぢよ (siudyo)?)

醜女 (canonical)
shūjo (romanization)
siudyo (romanization)
しうぢよ (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese compound 醜女 /丑女 (tsyhuw^X nrjo^X, literally “ugly + woman”). Compare modern Mandarin reading chǒu nǚ.


お尻

お尻ぺんぺん

お尻を撫でる

お尻を叩く

ボン・キュ・ボン

Nice proportions: ボン - a big breasts キュ - a tight waist ボン - a big butt


美肌

Compound of 美 (bi, “beautiful”, on'yomi or Chinese-derived reading) + 肌 (hada, “skin”, kun'yomi or native Japanese reading).
First cited to a text from 1939.


美肌

Compound of 美 (bi, “beautiful”, on'yomi or Chinese-derived reading) + 肌 (ki, “skin”, on'yomi or Chinese-derived reading).


別嬪

[be̞p̚ʲpʲĩɴ]


染み

染み (canonical)
染み (canonical)
shimi (romanization)


なりふり

narifuri (romanization)
なりふり (hiragana historical)

[na̠ɾʲiɸɯ̟ɾʲi]

なりふりを構わない人です。

They're someone who doesn't care about their appearance.


丸顔

ja-noun

丸(まる)顔(がお) • (marugao) ^(←まるがほ (marugafo)?)

丸顔 (canonical)
marugao (romanization)
marugafo (romanization)
まるがほ (hiragana historical)

[ma̠ɾɯ̟ɡa̠o̞]

丸顔を小顔に見せる

make a round face look like a small face


痩身

痩(そう)身(しん) • (sōshin) ^(←そうしん (sousin)?)

痩身 (canonical)
sōshin (romanization)
sousin (romanization)
そうしん (hiragana historical)


美男子

[bʲidã̠ɰ̃ɕi]


ビューティー

ビューティー • (byūtī)

beauty, a combination of aesthetically pleasing qualities


ミス・コンテスト

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from miss + contest


麗人

ja-noun

麗(れい)人(じん) • (reijin) ^(←れいじん (reizin)?)

麗人 (canonical)
reijin (romanization)
reizin (romanization)
れいじん (hiragana historical)

男装の麗人

a handsome woman in men's clothing (common collocation)

Synonym of 美人 (bijin, “beautiful woman”)


美白

beauty of one's skin lightness (in accordance with East Asian beauty standards)


小顔

小顔 (canonical)
kogao (romanization)
kogafo (romanization)
こがほ (hiragana historical)

丸顔を小顔に見せる


チー牛

チー牛(ぎゅう) • (chīgyū)

From 三(さん)色(しょく)チーズ牛(ぎゅう)丼(どん) (sanshoku chīzu gyūdon, “Gyudon with 3 Cheeses”), dish that is provided by Japanese gyudon-restaurant chain すき家(や) (Sukiya). A drawing of a stereotypical unattractive man ordering it went viral in late 2019 or early 2020.

ja-r

さん%しょく チーズ ぎゅう%どん

(derogatory, offensive, Internet slang) man who has bad looks


くびれ

くびれを作る

to shape one's waist; to create a snatched waist

the part of the waist that curves inward


エステティックサロン

[e̞sɨ̥te̞tʲik̚kɯ̟ sa̠ɾõ̞ɴ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from aesthetic + salon.
エステティック (esutetikku) + サロン (saron).

pseudo-loan

A type of beauty parlour in Japan. The majority also provide massage services.

ja:エステティックサロン


美バスト

美バスト (canonical)
bi-basuto (romanization)


美脚

ja-noun

美(び)脚(きゃく) • (bikyaku) ^(←びきやく (bikyaku)?)

美脚 (canonical)
bikyaku (romanization)
びきやく (hiragana historical)


B専

Blend of ブサイク (“ugly”) + 専門 (“specialty”)

blend

His or her partner is you know... unfortunate looking! So that person is a B専. I know, I'm sorry! I'm tryna be educational!

2024 April 15, Matcha Samurai, Do you have a word like that?? 😂 #japan #shorts:

(informal) A person who has an attraction to ugly people.


わかづくり

ja-noun

わかづくり • (wakazukuri) ^(←わかづくり (wakadukuri)?)

wakazukuri (romanization)
wakadukuri (romanization)
わかづくり (hiragana historical)

[β̞a̠ka̠zɨkɯ̟ɾʲi]

From 若(わか) (waka-) + 作(つく)り (tsukuri, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 作(つく)る (tsukuru).”). The tsukuri changes to zukuri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


ふたえはば

ja-noun

ふたえはば • (futaehaba) ^(←ふたへはば (futafefaba)?)

futaehaba (romanization)
futafefaba (romanization)
ふたへはば (hiragana historical)

width of the fold of eyelids with a fold (二重瞼)


やせみえ

yasemie (romanization)
やせみえ (hiragana historical)

From 痩(や)せ (yase, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 痩(や)せる (yaseru)) + 見(み)え (mie, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 見(み)える (mieru)).

ja-compound

slimming (making a person seem or becoming slimmer)


中肉

ja-noun

中(ちゅう)肉(にく) • (chūniku) ^(←ちゆうにく (tyuuniku)?)

中肉 (canonical)
chūniku (romanization)
tyuuniku (romanization)
ちゆうにく (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕɨːɲ̟ikɯ̟]


フツメン

[ɸɯ̟t͡sɨmẽ̞ɴ]


美髪

美髪 (canonical)
bihatsu (romanization)
bifatu (romanization)
びはつ (hiragana historical)


マスク美人

マスク美人 (canonical)
masuku bijin (romanization)

[ma̠sɨkɯ̟ bʲiʑĩɴ]

woman who is more beautiful when wearing a face mask


あからがお

あからがお • (akaragao) ^(←あからがほ (akaragafo)?)

akaragao (romanization)
akaragafo (romanization)
あからがほ (hiragana historical)

Attested from the 17th century. From 赤 (akara, “reddish, reddened”) + 顔 (kao, “face”). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Compare 赤(あか)らんだ (akaranda, “ruddy”).


くびれる

ja-verb

くびれる • (kubireru) ^(←くびれる (kubireru)?)ichidan (stem くびれ (kubire), past くびれた (kubireta))

kubireru (romanization)
くびれ (stem)
くびれた (past)
くびれ
kubire
くびれる
kubireru
くびれれ
kubirere
くびれよ (imperative literary)
くびれろ (colloquial imperative)
kubireyo (imperative literary)
kubirero (colloquial imperative)
くびれられる (passive)
kubirerareru (passive)
くびれさせる (causative)
くびれさす (causative)
kubiresaseru (causative)
kubiresasu (causative)
くびれられる (potential)
くびれれる (colloquial potential)
kubirerareru (potential)
kubirereru (colloquial potential)
くびれよう (volitional)
kubireyō (volitional)
くびれない (negative)
くびれぬ (negative)
くびれん (negative)
kubirenai (negative)
kubirenu (negative)
kubiren (negative)
くびれず (continuative negative)
kubirezu (continuative negative)
くびれます (formal)
kubiremasu (formal)
くびれた (perfective)
kubireta (perfective)
くびれて (conjunctive)
kubirete (conjunctive)
くびれれば (conditional hypothetical)
kubirereba (conditional hypothetical)

[kɯ̟bʲiɾe̞ɾɯ̟]

括れる: (intransitive) to dip inwards, as of a vase or one's waist


寸胴

ja-adj

寸(ずん)胴(どう) • (zundō) ^(←ずんどう (zundou)?)-na (adnominal 寸(ずん)胴(どう)な (zundō na), adverbial 寸(ずん)胴(どう)に (zundō ni))

寸胴 (canonical)
zundō (romanization)
zundou (romanization)
寸胴な (adnominal)
寸胴に (adverbial)
寸胴だろ (imperfective stem)
ずんどうだろ (imperfective stem)
zundō daro (imperfective)
寸胴で (continuative stem)
ずんどうで (continuative stem)
zundō de (continuative)
寸胴だ (stem terminative)
ずんどうだ (stem terminative)
zundō da (terminative)
寸胴な (attributive stem)
ずんどうな (attributive stem)
zundō na (attributive)
寸胴なら (hypothetical stem)
ずんどうなら (hypothetical stem)
zundō nara (hypothetical)
寸胴であれ (imperative stem)
ずんどうであれ (imperative stem)
zundō de are (imperative)
寸胴ではない (informal negative)
寸胴じゃない (informal negative)
ずんどうではない (informal negative)
ずんどうじゃない (informal negative)
zundō de wa nai (informal negative)
zundō ja nai (informal negative)
寸胴だった (informal past)
ずんどうだった (informal past)
zundō datta (informal past)
寸胴ではなかった (informal negative past)
寸胴じゃなかった (informal negative past)
ずんどうではなかった (informal negative past)
ずんどうじゃなかった (informal negative past)
zundō de wa nakatta (informal negative past)
zundō ja nakatta (informal negative past)
寸胴です (formal)
ずんどうです (formal)
zundō desu (formal)
寸胴ではありません (formal negative)
寸胴じゃありません (formal negative)
ずんどうではありません (formal negative)
ずんどうじゃありません (formal negative)
zundō de wa arimasen (formal negative)
zundō ja arimasen (formal negative)
寸胴でした (formal past)
ずんどうでした (formal past)
zundō deshita (formal past)
寸胴ではありませんでした (formal negative past)
寸胴じゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
ずんどうではありませんでした (formal negative past)
ずんどうじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
zundō de wa arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
zundō ja arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
寸胴で (conjunctive)
ずんどうで (conjunctive)
zundō de (conjunctive)
寸胴なら（ば） (conditional)
ずんどうなら（ば） (conditional)
zundō nara (ba) (conditional)
寸胴だったら (conditional past)
ずんどうだったら (conditional past)
zundō dattara (conditional past)
寸胴だろう (volitional)
ずんどうだろう (volitional)
zundō darō (volitional)
寸胴に (adverbial)
ずんどうに (adverbial)
zundō ni (adverbial)
寸胴さ (noun-from-adj)
ずんどうさ (noun-from-adj)
zundōsa (noun-from-adj)

ja-adj-infl

寸胴

. で は ありません でした

. じゃ ありません でした

without a defined waist; having a ruler body or rectangular body


寸胴

寸胴 (canonical)
zundō (romanization)
zundou (romanization)
ずんどう (hiragana historical)


ボン・キュッ・ボン

[bo̞ŋʲ kʲɨb̚ b̥õ̞ɴ]


求心顔

ja-noun

求(きゅう)心(しん)顔(がお) • (kyūshingao) ^(←きうしんがほ (kiusingafo)?)

求心顔 (canonical)
kyūshingao (romanization)
kiusingafo (romanization)
きうしんがほ (hiragana historical)

[kʲɨːɕĩŋɡa̠o̞]

From 求心(きゅうしん) (kyūshin) + 顔(かお) (kao). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(beauty) face where the gap in between the eyes is comparatively small


遠心顔

遠(えん)心(しん)顔(がお) • (enshingao) ^(←ゑんしんがほ (wensingafo)?)

遠心顔 (canonical)
enshingao (romanization)
wensingafo (romanization)
ゑんしんがほ (hiragana historical)

[ẽ̞ɰ̃ɕĩŋɡa̠o̞]

From 遠心(えんしん) (enshin) + 顔(かお) (kao). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(beauty) face where the gap in between the eyes is comparatively large


いろじろ

irojiro (romanization)
iroziro (romanization)
いろじろ (hiragana historical)

From 色(いろ) (iro, “hue; complexion”) + 白(しろ) (shiro, “white”). The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-compound

色白の人

彼氏は色白だ。

a fair-skinned person; a fair complexion


おもなが

ja-adj

おもなが • (omonaga) ^(←おもなが (omonaga)?)-na (adnominal おもながな (omonaga na), adverbial おもながに (omonaga ni))

omonaga (romanization)
おもながな (adnominal)
おもながに (adverbial)
おもながだろ (imperfective stem)
omonaga daro (imperfective stem)
おもながで (continuative stem)
omonaga de (continuative stem)
おもながだ (stem terminative)
omonaga da (stem terminative)
おもながな (attributive stem)
omonaga na (attributive stem)
おもながなら (hypothetical stem)
omonaga nara (hypothetical stem)
おもながであれ (imperative stem)
omonaga de are (imperative stem)
おもながではない (informal negative)
おもながじゃない (informal negative)
omonaga de wa nai (informal negative)
omonaga ja nai (informal negative)
おもながだった (informal past)
omonaga datta (informal past)
おもながではなかった (informal negative past)
おもながじゃなかった (informal negative past)
omonaga de wa nakatta (informal negative past)
omonaga ja nakatta (informal negative past)
おもながです (formal)
omonaga desu (formal)
おもながではありません (formal negative)
おもながじゃありません (formal negative)
omonaga de wa arimasen (formal negative)
omonaga ja arimasen (formal negative)
おもながでした (formal past)
omonaga deshita (formal past)
おもながではありませんでした (formal negative past)
おもながじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
omonaga de wa arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
omonaga ja arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
おもながで (conjunctive)
omonaga de (conjunctive)
おもながなら（ば） (conditional)
omonaga nara (ba) (conditional)
おもながだったら (conditional past)
omonaga dattara (conditional past)
おもながだろう (volitional)
omonaga darō (volitional)
おもながに (adverbial)
omonaga ni (adverbial)
おもながさ (noun-from-adj)
omonagasa (noun-from-adj)

ja-adj-infl

おもなが

. で は ありません でした

. じゃ ありません でした


おもなが

omonaga (romanization)
おもなが (hiragana historical)


すがたかたち

ja-noun

すがたかたち • (sugatakatachi) ^(←すがたかたち (sugatakatati)?)

sugatakatachi (romanization)
sugatakatati (romanization)
すがたかたち (hiragana historical)

From 姿(すがた) (sugata, “figure; appearance; form”) + 形(かたち) (katachi, “form”).


イケオジ

Shortened from イケてるおじさん (iketeru ojisan).


背格好

ja-noun

背(せい)格(かっ)好(こう) or 背格好(せかっこう) • (seikakkō or sekakkō)

背格好 (canonical)
背格好 (canonical)
seikakkō (romanization)
sekakkō (romanization)