Bishounen
type: Concept
comment: Japanese word that means "beautiful boy" and is used to describe a particular aesthetic of androgynous male beauty. While in Japanese "bishounen" refers specifically to youths under the age of twenty and "biseinen" is used to describe beautiful adult men, English-speaking anime and manga fan communities often use "bishounen" in reference to any good-looking male character, regardless of age.
issued: 2022-07-04
modified: 2022-07-04
broader: homoit0002144
related: homoit0001520
related: homoit0002214
related: homoit0002152
related: homoit0002197
in scheme: v3