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麗容 (れいよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

麗れい容よう

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Meanings

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noun

beautiful shape; graceful form

Literary term for a beautiful or graceful appearance, often used in poetic or formal descriptions of people, objects, or scenery.

その彫ちょう刻こくの麗れい容ように、見みる者ものは皆みな息いきをのんだ。
Everyone gasped at the beautiful form of the sculpture.

Kanji

麗lovely, beautiful, graceful
容contain, form, looks

Similar words

美うつくしい
麗容 is a literary noun describing beautiful form, while 美しい is the common adjective for 'beautiful'.
容よう姿し
容姿 is a more everyday word for 'appearance' or 'figure', while 麗容 is a rarer, more poetic term emphasizing beauty.

Etymology

Compound of 麗 (beautiful) and 容 (form, appearance). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination is conventional for expressing graceful beauty.