Beautiful Woman
noun
A beautiful person is a beautiful woman. Wait, why isn't this a beautiful person? In fact, this word used to have a broader meaning, but for some reason it's generally only used for women in modern Japanese.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Since 人 has two on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:
Where you're from, every beautiful woman wears bee jeans (びじん). That's right, jeans made out of bees. Beauty knows no pain after all!
美人がならぶ
beautiful women line up
美人が立つ
the beautiful woman stands
美人がいる
there is a beautiful woman
美人になる
to become a beautiful woman
美人になれる
can become a beautiful woman
美人に見える
to look beautiful
美人ママ
a beautiful mother
美人モデル
a beautiful model
美人コンテスト
beauty contest
あの女の人は、とてもエレガントな美人ですね。
That woman is a very elegant beauty.
電話番号をきく時、「あなた美人ですね」ってどうしても言えなかったんだよ。
When I asked for her phone number, I just couldn't say, "You're a beautiful woman."
あいつ、「だれの助言もいらない」って言ってたのに、美人の助言はウェルカムなんだとよ。
He said, "I don't need anyone's advice," but then he said he would welcome advice from beautiful women.