シャンshan
シヤンshiyan
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Definitions
- na-adjective, nounbeautiful
Conjugation
| Plain form | シャン |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | シャンです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | シャンではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | シャンではありません |
| Past (datta) | シャンだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | シャンではなかった |
| Te form (de) | シャンで |
| Adverbial (ni) | シャンに |
| Conditional (nara) | シャンなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym美人びじんNeutralThe standard neutral word for a beautiful woman, fine in any context; 「シャン」 is dated student slang, now rarely used.
- Synonym美女びじょNeutralAlso a beautiful woman but stresses striking looks, as in 「美女と野獣」; more eye-catching than 「美人」.
- Synonym佳人かじんWrittenWritten/formal: a beautiful woman, mostly in literary contexts, as in 「佳人薄命」; it is not slang like 「シャン」.
- Synonym麗人れいじんWrittenWritten: a woman of strikingly beautiful looks, as in 「男装の麗人」; carries an elegant, refined air.
- SynonymべっぴんCasualColloquial with a Kansai flavor for a pretty girl; friendly and slightly old-fashioned, unlike the student-slang 「シャン」.
- Synonym美形びけいNeutralRefers to good looks and applies to men and women, not just women; leans anime-fan jargon.
- Related弁天べんてんWrittenWritten: likens a beautiful woman to the goddess Benten; rarely used and old-fashioned.
- Related傾城けいせいWrittenWritten: a beauty who could topple a castle; also a courtesan; historical and literary.
- Related小町こまちNeutralA woman famous as her area's beauty, as in 「秋田小町」; local and friendly in tone.
- RelatedビューティーNeutralLoanword meaning beauty or good looks; often a cosmetics product name, and not only a beautiful woman.
- Related傾国けいこくWrittenWritten and classical: a beauty who could topple a state; also a courtesan; close to 「傾城」.
- Related美姫びきWrittenWritten and old-fashioned: a beautiful princess or woman; no slang use, unlike 「シャン」.
- Related尤物ゆうぶつWrittenWritten, Sino-literary: something outstanding of its kind, by extension a beautiful woman; rare.
- Related蛾眉がびWrittenWritten, from Chinese poetry: originally slender shapely eyebrows, by extension a beauty; register opposite to slangy 「シャン」.
Everyday choice: 「美人」. 「シャン」 is old student slang (「バックシャン」, a beauty from behind) and now rare. 「べっぴん」 is friendly Kansai colloquial; 「小町」 a warm word for a locally famed beauty. 「佳人」, 「麗人」, 「傾城」, 「傾国」, 「美姫」, 「尤物」, 「蛾眉」, 「弁天」 are written/literary; 「美形」 works for men and women; 「ビューティー」 often names beauty products.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 美人。
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