"美女" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [bʲiʑo̞] Forms: 美女 [canonical] (ruby: (), (じょ)), bijo [romanization], bidyo [romanization], びぢよ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /bidjo/ → /bid͡ʑjo/ → /biʑo/ From Middle Chinese 美女 (MC mijX nrjoX). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=ひじょ'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|美女|id=1,1}} 美女 (MC mijX nrjoX) Head templates: {{ja-noun|びじょ|hhira=びぢよ}} 美(び)女(じょ) • (bijo) ^(←びぢよ (bidyo)?)
  1. a beautiful girl or woman, a beauty Categories (topical): Appearance, Female people Synonyms: 美人 (english: beautiful woman) Related terms: 眠れる森の美女 (Nemureru Mori no Bijo) (ruby: (ねむ), (もり), (), (じょ)) (english: Sleeping Beauty), 美男 (binan) (ruby: (), (なん)) (english: a beautiful man), 美少女 (bishōjo) (ruby: (), (しょう), (じょ)) (english: a beautiful girl)

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