ハンサム

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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Describes a man's attractive appearance. Used as a na-adjective or noun.

He is very handsome, isn't he?

ハンサムな男だん性せいが道みちを教おしえてくれた。

A handsome man gave me directions.

ハンサムな〈人ひと〉a handsome (person)
彼かれはとてもハンサムな男だん性せいだ。
He is a very handsome man.
ハンサムに見みえるto look handsome
そのスーツを着きると彼かれはハンサムに見みえる。
He looks handsome when he wears that suit.

イケメン
イケメン is a casual, slangy word for a good-looking man, while ハンサム is a slightly more formal, classic term.
美び男だん子し
美男子 is a literary or formal term for a handsome man, whereas ハンサム is the everyday loanword equivalent.
美び男なん
ハンサム is a katakana loanword often used as a na-adjective to describe a man's good looks, while 美男 is a noun meaning a handsome man.
二に枚まい目め
ハンサム is a borrowed adjective describing handsomeness in general, while 二枚目 is a noun tied to a specific romantic-lead image rooted in Kabuki tradition.

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男おとこ前まえN1
ハンサム is a borrowed, slightly old-fashioned word for handsome focusing purely on looks, whereas 男前 can also mean admirable manly character.
かっこいいN4
ハンサム describes a man's good looks specifically, while かっこいい can describe people, actions, or objects more broadly.

ブサイクN1
ブサイク is a casual slang word meaning unattractive or ugly, the informal opposite of ハンサム.

Borrowed from English 'handsome'.