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閉月羞花 (へいげつしゅうか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

閉へい月げつ羞しゅう花か

Meanings

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noun

great beauty; charms of a uniquely beautiful woman

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo describing a woman so beautiful that the moon hides and flowers feel shame. Used in literary or poetic contexts.

彼かの女じょの美うつくしさはまさに閉へい月げつ羞しゅう花かと称たたえるにふさわしい。
Her beauty is truly worthy of being called 'hei getsu shū ka'.

Kanji

閉closed, shut
月month, moon
羞feel ashamed
花

flower

Similar words

傾けい城せい傾けい国こく
Also describes a woman of devastating beauty, but emphasizes the power to ruin a city or country, while 閉月羞花 focuses on nature's reaction.
美び人じん
General word for a beautiful woman; 閉月羞花 is a much more elaborate and literary expression.

Etymology

A yojijukugo of Chinese origin, combining 閉 (close), 月 (moon), 羞 (shame), and 花 (flower). The literal meaning is 'the moon hides and flowers are abashed', used to describe a woman of extraordinary beauty.