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美容 (びよう, biyou) Japanese meaning: beauty | Kotomora
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にち
運うん
動どう
し
て
いる
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She exercises every day for the sake of her beauty.
I looked up foods that are good for your appearance.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 は 美び 容よう にいい X is good for one's beauty/skin
Green tea is said to be good for your skin.
美び 容よう に 気き を 使つか う to be careful about one's beauty/appearance
She is very careful about her appearance.
美び 容よう のために 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something for the sake of beauty
I eat vegetables every day for the sake of my beauty.
Related words· 6 化粧 refers specifically to applying makeup, while 美容 covers the whole range of beauty care including skincare, treatments, and overall appearance.
美 is an abstract, general term for beauty (as in art or nature), whereas 美容 focuses narrowly on a person's physical beauty and its upkeep.
エステ refers to a specific beauty-salon treatment (esthetics), while 美容 is the broader concept of beautification in general.
美容 covers beauty care broadly (hair, nails, body), whereas スキンケア is specifically about caring for the skin.
Show 2 more 美容 refers to the practice of beauty care such as skincare and hairdressing, while ビューティー denotes the broader, more abstract concept of beauty itself.
美容 covers broader beauty care typically done at a salon, whereas 理髪 is specifically haircutting, especially at a barber shop.
Don't confuse with 理容 refers to men's hair grooming and barbering, while 美容 covers general beauty care and is traditionally associated with women's treatments.
美容 refers to beauty care or cosmetology (as in a salon), whereas 美貌 is the beautiful appearance itself, not the practice of enhancing it.
Word family· 12 beautician; hairdresser; hair stylist
beauty salon; hairdressing salon; beauty parlor
beauty salon; beauty parlor
Etymology Compound of 美 (beauty) and 容 (appearance, form). The combination straightforwardly denotes personal beauty and its cultivation.
び
容よう
店てん
beauty salon; beauty parlor
beauty salon; beauty parlor
Show 5 more beauty regimen; beauty treatment; cosmetic technique
beauty serum; essence; liquid foundation
cosmetology; beauty techniques
calisthenics; beauty exercises
cosmetic surgery; aesthetic surgery
