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美容 (びよう) — beauty of figure or form | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

美容

びよう

noun

Meanings

1beauty of figure or form
2beauty
3good figure
4(beautiful) appearance
5beautification
6beauty treatment
7beauty culture

Example sentence

間食は美容に悪い。

Eating between meals is bad for the figure.

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Kanji in this word

美Beauty, Beautiful9 strokes 容Contain, Form, Looks10 strokes

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美しいうつくしい · beautifulN4

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賛美さんび · praiseN1

More words with 容

形容詞けいようし · adjectiveN2 容積ようせき · capacityN2 容易ようい · easyN3 内容ないよう · subjectN3 許容きょよう · permissionN1 形容動詞けいようどうし · adjectival nounN2 受容じゅよう · reception 収容しゅうよう · accommodationN1

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