輝かしい

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かがや
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
耀かしい
赫かしい

Etymology

Adjectivization of the verb (かがや) (kagayaku): (かがや) (kagayaku, to shine dazzlingly, mizenkei form (かがや) (kagayaka)) + しい (-shii, adjectivizing suffix evoking quality of the suffixed term).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がやかし [kàgáyákáshíꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɡa̠ja̠ka̠ɕiː]

Adjective

(かがや)かしい (kagayakashii) -i (adverbial (かがや)かしく (kagayakashiku))

  1. brilliant
  2. splendid
  3. bright

Inflection

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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