妖艶

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 妖艶, read ようえん, means a mysteriously alluring or seductive beauty.
• Basic usage: It is used to describe the allure of a stage costume or the atmosphere of flowers in moonlight.
  • 俳優は妖艶な衣装で静かに舞台へ現れた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The kind of beauty compared with 美しい
  • 美しい broadly describes beauty, while 妖艶 emphasizes a mysterious, sensual allure.