sublime beauty; magnificent beauty
Refers to a grand, awe-inspiring beauty, often used in literary or formal descriptions of nature, art, or architecture.
I was moved by the sublime scenery of that mountain.
彼の作品は壮美さと繊細さを兼ね備えている。
His work combines magnificence and delicacy.
Compound of 壮 (grand, robust) and 美 (beauty). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of 'magnificent beauty'.