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In practice the term "bijin" means "beautiful woman" because the first kanji character, bi (), has a feminine connotation. The character expressed the concept of beauty by first using the element for "sheep", which must have been viewed as beautiful, and was combined with the element for "big", ultimately forming a new kanji. [2]
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Hitomi (ヒトミ, ひとみ) is a feminine Japanese given name. It is often written with the single kanji 瞳 (Japanese for eye) or the two kanji 仁美. It can also come from 智 (hito) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Individuals may alternatively write the name using the hiragana as ひとみ.
Hime is commonly seen as part of a Japanese female divinity's name, such as Toyotama-hime. The Kanji applied to transliterate Hime are 比売 or 毘売 rather than 姫. The masculine counterpart of Hime is Hiko (彦, 比古 or 毘古,) which is seen as part of Japanese male gods' names, such as Saruta-hiko .
Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō , of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object.
The name Emiko can have a variety of different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. Some possible variations include: Some possible variations include: 栄美子; "prosperous, beauty, child"
Harionago (Japanese: 針女子), [citation needed] also known as Harionna (Japanese: 針女), [citation needed] is a "frightening female ghoul" [citation needed] in Japanese mythology. Her name literally meaning "Barbed woman" [citation needed] the Harionago is said to be a "beautiful woman with extremely long hair tipped with thorn-like barbs ...
Kōjien defines bijin-ga as a picture that simply "emphasizes the beauty of women", [1] and the Shincho Encyclopedia of World Art defines it as depiction of "the beauty of a woman's appearance". [2] On the other hand, Gendai Nihon Bijin-ga Zenshū Meisaku-sen I defines bijin-ga as pictures that explore "the inner beauty of women". [ 3 ]