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金髪碧眼 (きんぱつへきがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

金きん髪ぱつ碧へき眼がん

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

blonde hair and blue eyes

Describes a person with blonde hair and blue eyes, often used as a stereotypical image of Westerners. Can be used as a noun or adjectivally with の.

彼かの女じょは金きん髪ぱつ碧へき眼がんの美うつくしい女じょ性せいだ。
She is a beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes.
金きん髪ぱつ碧へき眼がんの人じん物ぶつが描

えが

か

れ

た

絵え

を

見み

た

。

I saw a painting depicting a person with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Kanji

金gold
髪hair of the head
碧blue, green
眼eyeball

Similar words

碧へき眼がん
Refers specifically to blue eyes, without the blonde hair component.
金きん髪ぱつ
Refers specifically to blonde hair, without the blue eyes component.

Etymology

Compound of 金髪 (blonde hair) and 碧眼 (blue eyes). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.