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容姿端麗 (ようしたんれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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たん
麗れい
で
、
誰だれ
も
が
振ふ
り
返かえ
る
。
She has an attractive face and figure, and everyone turns to look at her.
Kanji 麗 lovely, beautiful, graceful Related words 美び 人じん 美人 is a common word for a beautiful woman, focusing on facial beauty, while 容姿端麗 emphasizes both face and figure in a more formal, literary way.
容よう 姿し 容姿 means 'appearance' or 'looks' in general, while 容姿端麗 specifically means that the appearance is beautiful and well-proportioned.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 容姿 (appearance) and 端麗 (graceful, beautiful). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of combining two two-character words to form a four-character idiom.
