Related words 美 is the native Japanese word for beauty, used in formal or artistic contexts, while ビューティー is a casual loanword mostly seen in cosmetics and fashion branding.
美容 refers to the practice of beauty care such as skincare and hairdressing, while ビューティー denotes the broader, more abstract concept of beauty itself.
Word family· 10 cool beauty; beautiful woman with a cold, standoffish air
beauty salon
rock beauty (Holacanthus tricolor)
Asian beauty; woman fitting traditional Asian beauty standards
beauty corner
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beauty spot
beauty parlor; beauty salon
beauty contest; beauty pageant
beauty adviser; beauty advisor
Written forms ビューティー Usage 52%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'beauty'.
ビューティ Usage 48%
Variant spelling without the long vowel mark; also commonly seen.
Etymology Loanword from English 'beauty', adopted into Japanese with katakana spelling.
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