Related words 艶あで やか More common word for 'bewitching' or 'glamorous' beauty; 艷冶 is rarer and more literary.
色いろ っぽい Casual, common word for 'sexy' or 'seductive'; 艷冶 is more refined and classical.
Written forms 艷えん 冶や
Literary kanji form; the character 艷 is a traditional variant of 艶 . Modern usage is very rare.
艶えん 冶や
Modern standard kanji form, but still rare and literary. Only 艷冶 is covered here, but 艶冶 is the more common modern spelling.
Etymology Compound of 艷 (en, 'bewitching beauty') and 冶 (ya, 'alluring' or 'seductive'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is a literary Sino-Japanese term.
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