美しい

Deeply beautiful, visually breathtaking, or abstractly pure.

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美しく adverbial form

美しかった past tense

美しくない negative

愛しい rarely used kanji for this reading

1 I-adjective

Beautiful" / "Breathtaking" (Visually)

Describes a high level of aesthetic appeal that evokes admiration or awe, such as a landscape or artwork.

Example

京都で見た紅葉は本当に美しかった。

The autumn leaves I saw in Kyoto were truly beautiful.

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2 I-adjective

Beautiful" / "Pure" (Abstractly)

Refers to non-visual elements that are harmoniously pleasing, pure, or morally admirable.

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美しい

うつくしい

Deeply beautiful, visually breathtaking, or abstractly pure.

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