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容姿端麗 (ようしたんれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, na-adjective
attractive face and figure ; beautiful appearance
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo describing a person, usually a woman, who is both beautiful in face and graceful in figure. Often used in formal or literary descriptions.
容よう 姿し 端たん 麗れい な 女じょ 性せい が コンテスト で 優ゆう 勝しょう し た 。
A woman of beautiful appearance won the contest.
Kanji 麗 lovely, beautiful, graceful Similar words 美び 人じん 美人 is a common word for a beautiful woman, focusing on facial beauty, while 容姿端麗 emphasizes both face and figure in a more formal, literary way.
容よう 姿し 容姿 means 'appearance' or 'looks' in general, while 容姿端麗 specifically means that the appearance is beautiful and well-proportioned.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 容姿 (appearance) and 端麗 (graceful, beautiful). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of combining two two-character words to form a four-character idiom.
