美容
びよう
beauty, beauty care, good looks
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Examples
睡眠は美容にいいです。
すいみんはびようにいいです。
Sleep is good for your looks.
間食は美容に悪い。
かんしょくはびようにわるい。
Eating between meals is bad for the figure.
姉は駅前の美容院で十年働いています。
あねはえきまえのびよういんでじゅうねんはたらいています。
My older sister has worked at the hair salon in front of the station for ten years.
Common patterns
- 美容にいい
- good for your looks / skin
- 美容院
- beauty salon, hairdresser's
- 美容と健康
- beauty and health
Memory tip
美容 is looking after your appearance — skin, hair, figure — not a person's beauty; a beautiful person is 美人. Note 美容院 is a hair salon, not a hospital.
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