美び形けい

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Meanings

beautiful face; beautiful looks

Refers to a person's facial beauty or attractive appearance. Often used for both men and women.

Can refer to a beautiful person, especially a woman (belle) or a handsome man. Context determines gender.

美び形けいの〈人ひと〉a good-looking (person), e.g. actor, idol
彼かれは美び形けいの俳はい優ゆうとして人にん気きがある。
He is a popular actor known for his good looks.
美び形けいな〈物もの〉beautiful/handsome features (used adjectivally with な)
彼かの女じょは美び形けいな顔かお立だちをしている。
She has beautiful features.

美び人じんN3sense 2
美人 specifically praises a woman's beauty, while 美形 is gender-neutral and can describe an attractive man or woman.
美び男だん子し sense 2
美男子 specifically means a handsome man, whereas 美形 works for either gender depending on context.
美び女じょN3sense 2
美女 is the everyday word for a beautiful woman, while 美形 is a more clinical, gender-neutral term for good looks.
イケメン sense 2
イケメン is a casual, trendy slang term for a good-looking man, while 美形 is more neutral and can describe a woman too.

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美び貌ぼう sense 1
美貌 refers abstractly to the quality of beauty itself, whereas 美形 usually points to a person who possesses that beauty.
美び少しょう年ねん
美形 describes fine, often androgynous facial looks and can apply to any gender, while 美少年 is used only for boys.

ブサイクN1sense 1
不細工 describes a plain or unattractive face, the opposite of the good looks implied by 美形.

Compound of 美 (beauty) and 形 (shape/form). The reading びぎょう is an older, now obsolete pronunciation.