"美人" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [bʲiʑĩɴ] Forms: 美人 [canonical] (ruby: (), (じん)), bijin [romanization]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=ひじん'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|美人|lit=beautiful (especially feminine) + person}} 美人 (MC mijX nyin, literally “beautiful (especially feminine) + person”), {{cog|nan|-}} Min Nan Head templates: {{ja-noun|びじん}} 美(び)人(じん) • (bijin)
  1. a beautiful woman, a beauty, a belle Categories (topical): Appearance, Female people Synonyms (beautiful woman): 美女、佳人 (kajin) (ruby: 美女(びじょ), 佳人(かじん))
    Sense id: en-美人-ja-noun-66Hk1LK0 Disambiguation of Appearance: 26 31 4 12 2 26 Disambiguation of Female people: 32 0 0 36 0 32 Disambiguation of 'beautiful woman': 97 1 0 1 0
  2. a handsome man Categories (topical): Appearance Synonyms (handsome man): 美男子 (bidanshi), 美男 (binan)
    Sense id: en-美人-ja-noun-iMqx7qvE Disambiguation of Appearance: 26 31 4 12 2 26 Disambiguation of 'handsome man': 3 96 1 1 0
  3. (rare) an ideal ruler or sage, worthy of one's love and respect Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-美人-ja-noun-VkCfjoeO Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  4. (historical) in ancient China, the fifth of fourteen ranks for imperial ladies-in-waiting Tags: historical Categories (topical): Appearance, Female people
    Sense id: en-美人-ja-noun-iHd8~pRi Disambiguation of Appearance: 26 31 4 12 2 26 Disambiguation of Female people: 32 0 0 36 0 32 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 16 56 6 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 3 4 19 51 2 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 3 4 19 51 2 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 8 11 15 44 10 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 4 19 51 3 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 5 23 63 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 9 10 13 44 10 14
  5. (figurative) a euphemism for a rainbow Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-美人-ja-noun-ea53b4ID Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 13 16 12 17 28 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 美人画: a genre of picture (bijinga), depicting feminine beauty, a picture of this genre, 美人傘 (bijingasa) (ruby: 美人傘(びじんがさ)) (english: a large and deep umbrella that was fashionable in the late Meiji period), 美人コンテスト (bijin kontesuto) (ruby: 美人(びじん)) (english: a beauty pageant, a beauty contest), 美人蕉: the Chinese-derived alternate for 姫芭蕉 (hime bashō) (english: princess plantain) [literally], a variety of plantain of family Musaceae, 美人草: alternate name for 雛罌粟 (bijinsō) (ruby: 美人草(びじんそう)) (english: Papaver rhoeas, a field poppy or corn poppy), 月下美人 (gekkabijin) (ruby: 月下美人(ゲッカビジン)) Related terms: 美人というも皮一重: → beauty is only skin deep (bijin to iu mo kawa hitoe) (ruby: 美人(びじん), 皮一重(かわひとえ)) (english: even a beautiful person only has one skin), 美人に年なし: → a beautiful person often looks young no matter their age (bijin ni toshi nashi) (ruby: 美人(びじん), (とし)) (english: a beautiful person doesn't have an age), 美人の終わりは猿になる: → a beautiful woman becomes less beautiful as she ages (bijin no owari wa saru ni naru) (ruby: 美人(びじん), (), (さる)) (english: the end of [being] a beautiful person is turning into a monkey), 美人は言わねど隠れなし: “even if you don't say that someone is beautiful (bijin wa iwanedo kakure nashi), there's no hiding it” → if someone is beautiful, it's obvious, 美人薄命: → beauty often doesn't last (bijin hakumei) (ruby: 美人薄命(びじんはくめい)) (english: a beautiful person has a thin [i.e. short] life)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ka̠o̞jo̞bʲito̞] Forms: 美人 [canonical] (ruby: (かおよ), (びと)), kaoyobito [romanization], kafoyobito [romanization], かほよびと [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|顔|良|人|pos2=the stem of adjective <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">良い</i> yoi, “good”|sort=かおよびと|t1=face|t2=good|t3=person|tr1=kao|tr2=yo|tr3=hito}} 顔 (kao, “face”) + 良 (yo, “good”, the stem of adjective 良い yoi, “good”) + 人 (hito, “person”), {{rendaku2|hito|bito|sort=かおよびと}} The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|かおよびと|hhira=かほよびと}} 美(かおよ)人(びと) • (kaoyobito) ^(←かほよびと (kafoyobito)?)
  1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) a beautiful woman, a beauty, a belle Tags: archaic, obsolete, possibly Categories (topical): Appearance, Female people
    Sense id: en-美人-ja-noun-66Hk1LK01 Disambiguation of Appearance: 26 31 4 12 2 26 Disambiguation of Female people: 32 0 0 36 0 32 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "other": "びじん"
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    {
      "other": "びじん"
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    {
      "ipa": "[bʲiʑĩɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Meiji period"
  ],
  "word": "美人"
}

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    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠o̞jo̞bʲito̞]"
    }
  ],
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    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "美人"
}
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      "word": "depicting feminine beauty"
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      "word": "a picture of this genre"
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    {
      "english": "a large and deep umbrella that was fashionable in the late Meiji period",
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          "美人傘",
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      "english": "a beauty pageant, a beauty contest",
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      "english": "princess plantain",
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        "literally"
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      "word": "美人蕉: the Chinese-derived alternate for 姫芭蕉"
    },
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      "word": "a variety of plantain of family Musaceae"
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    {
      "english": "Papaver rhoeas, a field poppy or corn poppy",
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    {
      "roman": "gekkabijin",
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          "月下美人",
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      "form": "美人",
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      "english": "even a beautiful person only has one skin",
      "roman": "bijin to iu mo kawa hitoe",
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          "美人",
          "びじん"
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          "皮一重",
          "かわひとえ"
        ]
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    },
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      "english": "a beautiful person doesn't have an age",
      "roman": "bijin ni toshi nashi",
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        [
          "美人",
          "びじん"
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          "年",
          "とし"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "english": "the end of [being] a beautiful person is turning into a monkey",
      "roman": "bijin no owari wa saru ni naru",
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        [
          "美人",
          "びじん"
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          "終",
          "お"
        ],
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          "猿",
          "さる"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "bijin wa iwanedo kakure nashi",
      "word": "美人は言わねど隠れなし: “even if you don't say that someone is beautiful"
    },
    {
      "word": "there's no hiding it” → if someone is beautiful"
    },
    {
      "word": "it's obvious"
    },
    {
      "english": "a beautiful person has a thin [i.e. short] life",
      "roman": "bijin hakumei",
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          "美人薄命",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "That Mona Lisa, she really is a beauty, isn't she.",
          "roman": "Mona Riza to ieba yahari bijin desu ne.",
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          "man",
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          "ruler",
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          "fifth",
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        "(historical) in ancient China, the fifth of fourteen ranks for imperial ladies-in-waiting"
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        "(figurative) a euphemism for a rainbow"
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      "other": "びじん"
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      "ipa": "[bʲiʑĩɴ]"
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    {
      "roman": "kajin",
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          "美女",
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          "佳人",
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      "word": "美女、佳人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bidanshi",
      "sense": "handsome man",
      "word": "美男子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "binan",
      "sense": "handsome man",
      "word": "美男"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Meiji period"
  ],
  "word": "美人"
}

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      "form": "美人",
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      "form": "kaoyobito",
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      "ipa": "[ka̠o̞jo̞bʲito̞]"
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  "word": "美人"
}

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