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優美 (ゆうび): grace, refinement, elegance — Japanese vocabulary

優美 is read ゆうび and means "grace, refinement, elegance". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

優美

Reading
ゆうび · yuubi
Translation
grace, refinement, elegance
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ゆうびが

Example

彼女の動作はすべて優美だった。

かのじょのどうさはすべてゆうびだった。

All her motions were graceful.

Kanji in this word

  • 優 — superior, gentle
  • 美 — beautiful

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