How do you say “you are beautiful” in Japanese?

In Japanese, ‘beautiful’ is “Kirei”. So if you want to tell someone “you are beautiful”, you can say, “Anata wa Kirei desu”. Or “Anata wa totemo Kirei” (“toremo” means “very”).

Please note that “Anata” is a little tricky word in Japanese. It literally means “you”, but it doesn’t sound very friendly or even you might sound bossy when you say “Anata” to somebody.

I recommend just to say “(someone’s name) wa Kirei”. Even if she or he is in front of you, we don’t really say “Anata” in casual conversations.

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