美(うつく)しさ

うつくしさ

noun

beauty

1. beauty; loveliness

The quality of being beautiful. The noun form of the adjective 美(うつく)しい, used for visual, natural, and abstract beauty alike.

I was struck by the beauty of the flowers.

彼女(かのじょ)の歌声(うたごえ)の美(うつく)しさに聞(き)き入(い)った。

I listened intently, captivated by the beauty of her singing voice.

The beauty of nature sometimes cannot be fully conveyed in photographs.

The noun form of the i-adjective 美(うつく)しい (beautiful), made with the 〜さ suffix that turns adjectives into nouns naming the quality.

美(び): beauty — a more abstract, formal noun (as in 美(び)を追求(ついきゅう)する); 美(うつく)しさ feels more concrete and felt

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Added 2026.5.23 11:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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