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jmdict 1486530 Active (id: 2144712)
美人 [ichi1,news1,nf11]
びじん [ichi1,news1,nf11]
1. [n]
▶ beautiful woman
▶ (a) beauty
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2831144 美婦【びふ】 1. beautiful woman; (a) beauty



History:
5. A 2021-08-20 22:19:39  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -19 +19 @@
-<gloss>beauty</gloss>
+<gloss>(a) beauty</gloss>
4. A 2021-08-20 04:30:29  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2021-08-20 04:21:49  Opencooper
  Refs:
J-Es
  Comments:
daijr/s tells us it was also used for men in the olden days.
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<gloss>beauty</gloss>
2. A 2016-10-17 04:32:39  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
www images
1. A* 2016-10-16 21:54:26  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr, GG5, etc.
  Comments:
美人 invariably refers to a woman. The original gloss was a bit 直訳.
  Diff:
@@ -18 +18 @@
-<gloss>beautiful person (woman)</gloss>
+<gloss>beautiful woman</gloss>

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