いさぎよい

Japanese

Alternative spelling
潔い

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) さぎよ [ìságíyóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [isa̠ɡʲijo̞i]

Adjective

いさぎよい • (isagiyoi-i (adverbial いさぎよく (isagiyoku))

  1. (obsolete) pure; unsullied; clean
  2. determined; unhesitating
  3. noble; brave
    (いさぎよ)(あきら)める
    isagiyoku akirameru
    to gracefully resign

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN