JLPT N3 · Noun

美人 (bijin)

美人 (びじん, bijin) is a Japanese noun meaning “beautiful woman; (a) beauty”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: びじん
Romaji: bijin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker · noun

Example sentences

スミス夫人は美人で有名だった。

Mrs. Smith was a famous beauty.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 美人

美

beauty, beautifulビ・ミ・うつく.しい · 9 strokes

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 美人.

美味しいおいしいgood(-tasting)美しいうつくしいbeautiful美術館びじゅつかんart museum美容びようbeauty美びbeauty賛美さんびpraise褒美ほうびreward優美ゆうびgrace美術びじゅつart人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult一人ひとりone person

Source: JMdict entry 1486530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.