JLPT N2 · Noun

美容 (biyou)

美容 (びよう, biyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “beauty; good figure”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: びよう
Romaji: biyou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; (beautiful) features · noun
beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture; cosmetics · noun

Example sentences

間食は美容に悪い。

Eating between meals is bad for the figure.

Tatoeba #183703

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

Kanji in 美容

美

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

容

contain, form, looksヨウ・い.れる · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 美容.

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美人びじんbeautiful woman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容易よういeasy容器ようきcontainer内容ないようcontents容積ようせきcapacity形容詞けいようしadjective

Source: JMdict entry 1486670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.