Bishonen

Origin

From Japanese

びしょうねん

|lang=ja}, from Middle Chinese 美 (míj "beautiful") + 少年 (ʃèw-nen "teenaged boy") (compare Mandarin shàonián 少年).

Full definition of bishonen

Noun

1. An Asian aesthetic of young men whose beauty (and sex appeal) transcends the boundary of gender or sexual orientation, found in manga, etc.

Alternative forms

• bishounen

Derived terms

• bishie

Anagrams

• shinbone