美容

びよう

beauty of figure or form

Also:beautification

What does 美容 mean?

美容 is a Japanese noun meaning beauty of figure or form in English. It can also be translated as beautification depending on context. It is written as 美容 in kanji, びよう in hiragana, and biyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

間食は美容に悪い。

Eating between meals is bad for the figure.