美麗

See also: 美丽

Chinese

beautiful; beauty; America beautiful; Korea
trad. (美麗)
simp. (美丽)

Pronunciation


Adjective

美麗

  1. beautiful
    美麗景色 / 美丽景色   měilì jǐngsè   beautiful views
    美麗 / 美丽   Tā zhǎng de hěn měilì.   She is very beautiful.

Noun

美麗

  1. beauty
    自然美麗 / 自然美丽   zìrán měilì   natural beauty
    美麗確是無與倫比 [MSC, trad.]
    美丽确是无与伦比 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā de měilì quèshì wúyǔlúnbǐ. [Pinyin]
    Her beauty is beyond compare.

Usage notes

美麗美丽 can describe objects and movements, as well as people, while 美觀美观 (měiguān) usually only describes objects, movements, etc., and not people.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
れい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Adjectival noun

美麗 (-na inflection, hiragana びれい, rōmaji birei)

  1. beautiful

Inflection

Noun

美麗 (hiragana びれい, rōmaji birei)

  1. (extreme) beauty

See also

See also

  • Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/美麗
  • Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/美麗(うつくしさ)
  • Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/美麗き
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