容よう姿し

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers to a person's overall physical appearance, including facial features and body shape. Often used in formal or written contexts.

彼かの女じょは容よう姿しに自じ信しんがある。
She is confident in her appearance.
容よう姿し端たん麗れいな人ひとに憧あこがれる。
I admire people with beautiful looks.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の容よう姿しを気きにするto be self-conscious about one's appearance
彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの容よう姿しをとても気きにしている。
She is very self-conscious about her appearance.
容よう姿しが優すぐれているto have outstanding good looks
彼かれは容よう姿しが優すぐれていて、モデルにスカウトされた。
He has such striking looks that he was scouted to be a model.
容よう姿しで〈人ひと〉を判はん断だんするto judge someone by their looks
容よう姿しで人ひとを判はん断だんするのは良よくない。
It's not good to judge people by their appearance.
容よう姿しにコンプレックスを持もつto have a complex about one's appearance
多おおくの若わか者ものが自じ分ぶんの容よう姿しにコンプレックスを持もっている。
Many young people have a complex about their appearance.

Kanji

容contain, form, looks
姿figure, form, shape

Related words· 9

外がい見けんN3
外見 is a general term for outward appearance that can apply to anything, while 容姿 is used specifically for a person's face and figure.
見みた目めN2
見た目 is a casual, everyday word for how someone or something looks, while 容姿 is more formal and reserved for describing a person's appearance.
風ふう貌ぼう
風貌 refers to a person's overall look and bearing, including impression and demeanor, while 容姿 focuses more narrowly on physical face and figure.
顔かお付つきN2
顔つき refers just to a person's facial features or expression, whereas 容姿 covers both face and body figure together.

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美び貌ぼう
美貌 specifically means beautiful looks, while 容姿 is neutral and can describe appearance regardless of attractiveness.
顔かお立だちN1
容姿 covers a person's overall appearance including build and bearing, while 顔立ち is limited to the face itself.
姿すがたN3
容姿 narrowly refers to a person's physical looks and build, while 姿 more broadly covers the whole figure, pose, or way of appearing.
体からだつきN2
容姿 covers a person's overall appearance including face and clothing, while 体つき refers specifically to body build.
ルックス
容姿 is a formal, often written word for a person's figure and looks, while ルックス is informal spoken vocabulary borrowed from English.

Don't confuse with

用よう紙しN2
容姿 (appearance, looks) is pronounced exactly like 用紙 (a sheet of paper/form) but has a completely unrelated meaning.

Word family

容よう姿し端たん麗れい
attractive face and figure; beautiful appearance

Etymology

Compound of 容 (form, appearance) and 姿 (figure, shape). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys 'appearance and figure'.