Translation guide
The act or process of making something more beautiful, often referring to urban improvement, personal grooming, or aesthetic enhancement.
Making a city, town, or public space more attractive through cleaning, planting, or renovation.
The most common term for beautification, used for both physical and abstract improvement of appearance.
Improving one's own appearance through makeup, skincare, or cosmetic procedures.
General term for beauty care, encompassing cosmetics, skincare, and aesthetic treatments.
Making something non-physical more beautiful or refined, such as language, spirit, or culture.
Also used metaphorically for glorifying or idealizing something, sometimes with a negative connotation of whitewashing.
The English word 'beautification' sounds formal and is rarely used for personal appearance. In Japanese, use 美容 (beauty care) or 身だしなみ (grooming) instead of a direct translation like 美化, which would sound unnatural for personal contexts.
市は公園の美化に力を入れている。
The city is focusing on the beautification of parks.
Refers to community beautification activities, such as litter picking or planting flowers.
We hold community beautification activities on the first Saturday of every month.
Landscape improvement or scenic beautification, often used in urban planning contexts.
Landscape beautification is being promoted in this area.
She is interested in beautification (beauty care).
To groom oneself; refers to daily personal beautification like neat clothing and hygiene.
Let's groom ourselves before the interview.
Specifically refers to applying makeup; a polite form of 化粧.
I didn't have time to touch up my makeup.
歴史の美化は危険だ。
Beautification of history is dangerous.
To refine one's language; making speech more elegant or polite.
He always tries to beautify his language.