Word Meaning 傾城

けいせい keisei

傾城 is read as けいせい (keisei) and means beauty.

Meaning

English

  1. beauty
  2. siren
  3. courtesan
  4. prostitute

Reading

Kana

けいせい

Romaji

keisei

Writing Variants

  • 契情 けいせい keisei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 23896 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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傾国傾城

けいこくけいせい

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

傾城傾国

けいせいけいこく

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

傾城買い

けいせいかい

buying the services of a prostitute

一顧傾城

いっこけいせい

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

傾向

けいこう

tendency

傾く

かたぶく

to go down (sun, moon)

傾げる

かしげる

to tilt (esp. head)

傾倒

けいとう

tipping over and collapsing

傾ける

かたむける

to drink (alcohol)

傾注

けいちゅう

devoting (oneself) to

傾き

かたむき

slope (of a linear function)

傾向文学

けいこうぶんがく

ideological literature (esp. left-wing)