beautiful face; beautiful looks
Refers to a person's facial beauty or attractive appearance. Often used for both men and women.
彼女は美形で、みんなの注目を集める。
She has beautiful looks and attracts everyone's attention.
Can refer to a beautiful person, especially a woman (belle) or a handsome man. Context determines gender.
彼はクラスで一番の美形だ。
He is the most handsome man in the class.
He is a popular actor known for his good looks.
あの美形は誰ですか。
Who is that beauty?
She has beautiful features.
美男子 specifically means a handsome man, whereas 美形 works for either gender depending on context.
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 is a casual, trendy slang term for a good-looking man, while 美形 is more neutral and can describe a woman too.
不細工 describes a plain or unattractive face, the opposite of the good looks implied by 美形.
Standard kanji spelling.
Compound of 美 (beauty) and 形 (shape/form). The reading びぎょう is an older, now obsolete pronunciation.