also: けうら
noun, na-adjective
elegant beauty; dazzling beauty
Archaic noun and adjectival noun describing refined, radiant beauty. Found in classical Japanese poetry and literature. Modern equivalents include 清らか (きよらか) or 美しい.
古歌に「清らの月」と詠まれた。
In an old poem, it was composed as 'the elegant moon'.
「清ら」は、平安時代の文学で女性の美しさを表すのに使われた。
'Kiyora' was used in Heian-period literature to describe a woman's beauty.
Kana spelling for the archaic reading きよら.
Archaic reading variant; historical kana usage.
Derived from classical Japanese. The root 清 (kiyo) meaning 'pure' combines with the suffix ら, which forms adjectival nouns. The reading けうら is a historical kana variant.