艶美

Japanese
Kanji in this term
艶 美
えん
Grade: S		 び
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
艷美 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 艷美／艳美 (iɛ̀m mijX, literally “sexy, voluptuous + beauty”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

艶(えん)美(び) • (enbi) -na (adnominal 艶(えん)美(び)な (enbi na), adverbial 艶(えん)美(び)に (enbi ni))

  1. sensuously beautiful

Noun

艶(えん)美(び) • (enbi) 

  1. sensual beauty

See also
  • Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/艶美 (Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/艶美)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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