Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/艶美
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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艶 | 美 |
Grade: S | Grade: 3 |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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艷美 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editGikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling 艶美 (“sensual beauty”), a term which decomposes into 艶 (“sensual”) + 美 (“beauty”), to native Japanese word うるわしき (uruwashiki, “beauty”) thus denoting sensual beauty.
Noun
edit艶美/艷美[1] (uruwashiki, Historical hiragana: うるはしき, classical form of うるわ.しい, uruwa.shii) → 麗しい (uruwa.shii)