美は皮一重。

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English Translation

Beauty is only skin deep.

Furigana

()(かわ)(いち)(じゅう)

Romanji

Bi wa kawa ichi jū.

Words

()
beauty
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かわ)
skin; hide; pelt; fur; rind; peel; husk; bark; shell; sheath; wrapping; mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
()
-fold; -ply

Kanji

Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: ヒ、 かわ
Meanings: pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold