How do you read 美容?

美容 is read びよう (biyou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 美容 used in a sentence?

美容師さんと話しました。 — I talked with the hairdresser.

How do you write 美容 in romaji?

美容 is written biyou in romaji, also spelled biyo.

What kanji are in 美容?

美 (Beauty, Beautiful); 容 (Contain, Form).

美容びよう

Q: What JLPT level is 美容?

美容 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

びよう · biyou (also spelled biyo)

JLPT N2 › noun

Beauty, good figure, (beautiful) appearance, (beautiful) features

beautification, beauty treatment, beauty culture, cosmetics

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Heiban

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Example sentences

美容師さんと話しました。

びようしさんとはなしました。

I talked with the hairdresser.

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この美容院を予約するなら、電話よりネットが早いですよ。

このびよういんをよやくするなら、でんわよりねっとがはやいですよ。

If you're going to book this salon, the internet is faster than calling.

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こちらの美容院まで、電車でどのくらいかかりますか。

こちらのびよういんまで、でんしゃでどのくらいかかりますか。

How long does it take by train to get to this salon?

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Kanji in this word

美Beauty, Beautiful 音び・み訓うつく.しい JLPT N3 · 9 strokes 容Contain, Form, Looks 音よう訓い.れる JLPT N3 · 10 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

美びbeauty 賛美さんびpraise, adoration, glorification 美容びようbeauty of figure or form 褒美ほうびreward, prize 優美ゆうびgrace, refinement, elegance 美術びじゅつart, fine arts 収容しゅうようaccommodation; seating; custody 寛容かんようforbearance, tolerance, generosity, involvement

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What does 美容 mean?

Beauty, good figure, (beautiful) appearance, (beautiful) features. It can also mean: beautification, beauty treatment, beauty culture, cosmetics.

How do you pronounce 美容?

びよう (biyou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 美容?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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