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紅唇 (こうしん, koushin) Japanese meaning: red lips | Kotomora

紅こう唇しん

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Meanings

1

Literary or poetic term for red lips, often used in descriptions of beauty or in set phrases.

彼かの女じょの紅こう唇しんが美うつくしい。
Her red lips are beautiful.

Kanji

紅crimson, deep red
唇lips

Related words

唇くちびる
唇 is the common word for 'lips'. 紅唇 is a more literary and specific term emphasizing the red color.

Etymology

Compound of 紅 (kō, 'crimson, red') and 唇 (shin, 'lips'). The reading is on'yomi.