adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. picturesque (scenery), unspoilt, beautiful.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
明媚 めいび
明美 めいび

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bright, light
メイ あ.かり あきら (2nd, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
flatter, humor, flirt
ビ こび こ.びる (Kentei 1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
eyebrow
まゆ ミ ビ (11th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)