美女(びじょ)

びじょ
noun
beautiful woman; beauty
personappearance
1. beautiful woman; beauty
A physically attractive woman. Slightly literary or formal compared to neutral 美人(びじん); often used in set phrases, news headlines, and entertainment-industry contexts.
彼女(かのじょ)は有名(ゆうめい)な美女(びじょ)だ。
She is a famous beauty.
パーティーには美女(びじょ)が大勢(おおぜい)集(あつ)まっていた。
Many beautiful women had gathered at the party.
昔話(むかしばなし)には、王子(おうじ)が呪(のろ)いをかけられた美女(びじょ)を救(すく)う場面(ばめん)がよく出(で)てくる。
In old folk tales, scenes often appear in which a prince rescues a beautiful woman who has been put under a curse.

Slightly more literary and formal than 美人(びじん). Common in titles, headlines, idioms, and fairy-tale contexts.

Common collocations

  • 絶世(ぜっせい)の美女(びじょ): a peerless beauty
  • 美女(びじょ)と野獣(やじゅう): Beauty and the Beast
  • 美女(びじょ)揃(そろ)い: a gathering of beautiful women
  • 才色兼備(さいしょくけんび)の美女(びじょ): a beauty with both talent and looks

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 美人(びじん) (beautiful woman)
Compare: 美少女(びしょうじょ) (beautiful young girl)
Compare: イケメン (handsome man)
Compare: 美男(びなん) (handsome man)
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