美色
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Chinese[edit]
beautiful; beauty; America | colour; dice; look colour; dice; look; appearance | ||
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trad. (美色) | 美 | 色 | |
simp. #(美色) | 美 | 色 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
美色
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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美 | 色 |
び Grade: 3 |
しょく Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese compound 美色 (mˠiɪX ʃɨk̚, literally “beauty + color”). Compare modern Cantonese reading mei5 sik1.
The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tokyo) びしょく [bìshókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) びしょく [bíꜜshòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [bʲiɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun[edit]
See also[edit]
- Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/美色 (Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/美色)
References[edit]
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