Languages › Japanese Learn the Japanese Phrase Utsukushii Share Flipboard Email Print Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on November 29, 2017 The Japanese word "utsukushii" literally means beautiful. Pronunciation Listen to the audio file for "Utsukushii." Japanese Characters 美しい。 （うつくしい。） Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Learn the Japanese Phrase Utsukushii." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/utsukushii-simple-japanese-phrases-2028401. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 27). Learn the Japanese Phrase Utsukushii. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/utsukushii-simple-japanese-phrases-2028401 Abe, Namiko. "Learn the Japanese Phrase Utsukushii." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/utsukushii-simple-japanese-phrases-2028401 (accessed May 31, 2023). copy citation