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. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN