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Where does “美少年” come from?

美少年 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 美 — beautiful.

美少年 (Japanese): pretty young boy, beautiful adolescent boy

Definitions

  1. pretty young boy, beautiful adolescent boy

Ancestry of “美少年”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese美beautiful

Words derived from “美少年”

  • bishonen
  • bishie
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