bishonen

== English == === Alternative forms === bishounen === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 美少年 (bishōnen びしょうねん), from Middle Chinese 美 (mijX, “beautiful”) + 少年 (syewH nen, “teenaged boy”) (compare Mandarin 少年 (shàonián)). === Noun === bishonen (uncountable) An Asian aesthetic of young men whose beauty (and sex appeal) transcends the boundary of gender or sexual orientation, found in manga, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== bishie ==== See also ==== girlyman === Anagrams === shinbone