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 mij^X, literally “sexy, voluptuous + beauty”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) え​んび [éꜜǹbì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞mbʲi]

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)