清きよら

noun, na-adjective

elegant beauty; dazzling beauty

Archaic noun and adjectival noun describing refined, radiant beauty. Found in classical Japanese poetry and literature. Modern equivalents include 清らか (きよらか) or 美しい.

• 古こ歌かに「清きよらの月つき」と詠よまれた。

  In an old poem, it was composed as 'the elegant moon'.

• 「清きよら」は、平へい安あん時じ代だいの文ぶん学がくで女じょ性せいの美うつくしさを表あらわすのに使つかわれた。

  'Kiyora' was used in Heian-period literature to describe a woman's beauty.