- bishounen beautiful boy, pretty boy, handsome boy
A somewhat literary or fandom term for an exceptionally beautiful young male, common in manga, anime, and aesthetic descriptions rather than daily speech.
彼はまるで絵画から出てきた美少年だ。
Kare wa maru de kaiga kara dete kita bishounen da.
He is a beautiful boy as if stepped out of a painting.
少女漫画には美少年がよく登場する。
Shoujo manga ni wa bishounen ga yoku toujou suru.
Beautiful boys often appear in girls' comics.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 美青年 (biseinen), which refers to a beautiful young man rather than a boy.
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