bijin
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thumb|321x321px|Shin Bijin (1897) by Yōshū Chikanobu is a Japanese term which literally means "a beautiful person" and is synonymous with . Girls are usually called , while men are known as and boys are . The term originally derives from the Middle Chinese word (; modern Standard Chinese ), and the word is used widely in several Asian countries including China, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Meaning
- Beautiful image in Japan
- In Japanese art
- Famous {{Transliteration|ja|bijin}}
- ''Nihon Sandai Bijin'' (The Three Beauties of Japan)
- Akita ''bijin''
- Utamaro's ''bijin''
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
thumb|321x321px|Shin Bijin (1897) by Yōshū Chikanobu is a Japanese term which literally means "a beautiful person" and is synonymous with . Girls are usually called , while men are known as and boys are . The term originally derives from the Middle Chinese word (; modern Standard Chinese ), and the word is used widely in several Asian countries including China, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.
==Meaning==
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