優美

• 読み: ゆうび
• ローマ字: yuubi
• 漢字の分解: 優 (yu) — gentle, superior | 美 (bi) — beauty
• 発音: /jɯː.bi/

意味

Elegant; graceful; beautiful; exquisite. Describes beauty characterised by refined grace and aesthetic sensitivity.

A na-adjective combining 優 (gentle, superior) and 美 (beauty). 優美 suggests not just visual beauty but the quality of movement, form, or expression — it is the beauty of flowing calligraphy, a dancer's gesture, or an architectural curve. It is more literary and elevated than simply きれい, and implies a beauty that appeals to cultivated taste. Frequently seen in art criticism, poetry, and formal description.

例文

1. 彼女の優美な所作は、長年の舞踊修行から身についたものだ。
2. 優美な曲線を描く建築は、訪れる人の目を引きつけてやまない。
3. 優美な言葉遣いで書かれた手紙は、受け取った相手の心に深く刻まれる。

使い方ガイド

場面: art criticism, dance, architecture, literature, formal writing

トーン: aesthetic

起源と歴史

Compound of 優 (yu — gentle, superior, excellent) and 美 (bi/mi — beauty). Both characters carry strong aesthetic connotations in Sino-Japanese vocabulary; their combination denotes the highest register of graceful beauty.

文化的背景

時代: Classical to Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated