優ゆう美び

ゆ

う

び

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Describes a refined, graceful beauty in appearance, movement, or artistic expression. Often used for people, art, or design.

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優ゆう

美び

だ

。

Her dance is very graceful.

この茶ちゃ碗わんの形かたちは優ゆう美びで、見みているだけで心こころが落おち着つく。

The shape of this tea bowl is elegant, and just looking at it calms the mind.

優ゆう美びな〈物もの〉graceful ~ (thing/person)
優ゆう美びな曲きょく線せんを描かく白はく鳥ちょうの姿すがたに見みとれた。
I was captivated by the swan's figure, which traced a graceful curve.
優ゆう美びに〈動どう詞し〉to do ~ gracefully
バレリーナが優ゆう美びに舞まった。
The ballerina danced gracefully.

優ゆう雅がN1
優美 focuses on graceful beauty of form or movement, while 優雅 often implies a more luxurious or sophisticated atmosphere.
上じょう品ひんN3
優美 highlights aesthetic grace and elegance, whereas 上品 emphasizes good taste and classiness in behavior or appearance.
華か麗れいN1
優美 describes quiet, refined grace, while 華麗 suggests showy, dazzling splendor.
雅が
優美 emphasizes graceful, beautiful bearing or movement, while 雅 covers broader cultivated taste and refinement.
美うつくしいN4
優美 is a more literary word meaning graceful and refined beauty, while 美しい is the everyday general term for beauty.

粗そ野や
優美 describes refined, graceful beauty, while 粗野 describes coarse, unrefined manners or appearance.

Composed of 優 (ゆう, 'superior, gentle') and 美 (び, 'beauty'). The combination naturally yields the sense of graceful beauty.