美び女じょ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

General term for a beautiful woman; neutral register.

〈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.

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.

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.

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).

Compound of 美 (beauty) and 女 (woman).