Beautiful Woman
noun
A beautiful person is a beautiful woman. Wait, why isn't this a beautiful person? In fact, this word used to have a broader meaning, but for some reason it's generally only used for women in modern Japanese.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Since 人 has two on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:
Where you're from, every beautiful woman wears bee jeans (びじん). That's right, jeans made out of bees. Beauty knows no pain after all!
美人コンテスト
beauty contest
美人ママ
a beautiful mother
美人モデル
a beautiful model
美人に見える
to look beautiful
美人になれる
can become a beautiful woman
美人になる
to become a beautiful woman
美人がいる
there is a beautiful woman
美人がならぶ
beautiful women line up
美人が立つ
the beautiful woman stands
あの女の人は、とてもエレガントな美人ですね。
That woman is a very elegant beauty.
電話番号をきく時、「あなた美人ですね」ってどうしても言えなかったんだよ。
When I asked for her phone number, I just couldn't say, "You're a beautiful woman."
あいつ、「だれの助言もいらない」って言ってたのに、美人の助言はウェルカムなんだとよ。
He said, "I don't need anyone's advice," but then he said he would welcome advice from beautiful women.