bishonen
A beautiful, often androgynous young man.
Definitions
An idealised, delicately handsome young male character — slender, refined and often androgynous. A staple of shoujo and Boys' Love works.
bishonen In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Japanese 美少年 (bishōnen), 'beautiful youth', from bi 'beautiful' and shōnen 'boy'.
People Also Ask
What is a bishonen?
A bishonen is an idealised, delicately handsome young male character — slender, refined and often androgynous. They're a staple of shoujo and Boys' Love works.
What does bishonen literally mean?
The Japanese 美少年 means 'beautiful youth', from bi ('beautiful') and shōnen ('boy').
What's the female equivalent of bishonen?
The female counterpart is bishoujo, a beautiful young girl character.
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