美意識

びいしき

Meanings

1. Noun sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
2. attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness

Kanji

• 美 beauty. Read as ビ.
• 意 mind
• 識 discern. Read as シキ.

Example sentences

• あなたの美意識を満足させるものは何ですか？
  What is it that satisfies your aesthetic sense?
• 宮廷では、平安初期には中国文化の模倣一辺倒でしたが、平安中期には日本的な美意識に基づいた文化が花開きました。
  During the Heian period's initial stages, the imperial court completely devoted itself to imitating Chinese culture, however during the midst of the period, a culture based off of Japanese sense of beauty began to bloom.

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