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美女 (びじょ, bijo) Japanese meaning: beautiful woman | Kotomora

美び女じょ

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じょ

Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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beautiful woman

General term for a beautiful woman; neutral register.

彼かの女じょは誰だれもが認みとめる美び女じょだ。

She is a beautiful woman everyone acknowledges.

その絵えには三さん人にんの美び女じょが描えがかれている。

Three beautiful women are depicted in the painting.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を美び女じょと呼よぶto call someone a beautiful woman
彼かの女じょは町まちで一いち番ばんの美び女じょと呼よばれている。
She is called the most beautiful woman in town.
美び女じょに見み惚ほれるto be captivated by a beautiful woman's looks
男おとこたちはその美び女じょに見み惚ほれていた。
The men were captivated by the beautiful woman.

Expressions

絶ぜっ世せいの美び女じょwoman of unmatched beauty; peerless beauty

Kanji

美beauty, beautiful
女woman, female

Related words· 6

美び人じんN3
美人 is the common, everyday word for a beautiful woman, while 美女 sounds slightly more literary or dramatic.
美び少しょう女じょ
美少女 refers specifically to a beautiful young girl, while 美女 can describe a beautiful woman of any age.
佳か人じん
佳人 is an old-fashioned, poetic word for a beautiful woman, more literary and rarer in modern speech than 美女.
小こ町まち
美女 is a slightly more formal or literary term for a beautiful woman, whereas 小町 specifically evokes the idea of a celebrated local beauty tied to a place.

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女め神がみ
美女 simply means a beautiful woman, whereas 女神 elevates her to an almost divine, awe-inspiring level of beauty.
美び形けい
美女 is the everyday word for a beautiful woman, while 美形 is a more clinical, gender-neutral term for good looks.

Opposites

醜しゅう女じょ
美女 means 'beautiful woman' and is the neutral standard term, directly opposite the blunt, insulting 醜女.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Word family

美び女じょ桜ざくら
verbena
美び男なん美び女じょ
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple

Written forms

美び女じょUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
ビジョUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of 美 (beauty) and 女 (woman).