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べっぴん・ベッピン【別嬪・別品】 : beppin | define meaning
beppin
Pronunciation: [beppiɴ̩]
Definition
Noun
- Beautiful woman; beautiful lady; beauty
Etymology
Historically from べっぴん【別品】 beppin, meaning "(thing, goods) of high quality". The Kanji 【別嬪】 was later adopted to better convey the meaning of "beautiful woman".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 別嬪 別品 |
| Kana | べっぴん ベッピン |
| Romanization | beppin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [beppiɴ̩] |
意味：びじん【美人】
Categories:
別嬪
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, May 7). べっぴん・ベッピン【別嬪・別品】 : beppin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1120/beppin/.