有り難し
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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有 | 難 |
あ Grade: 3 |
かた > がた Grade: 6 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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有り難し (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
ari + katashi > arigatashi. Compound of 有り (ari, “is, are”, in adverbial form) + 難し (katashi, “difficult”). The katashi changes to gatashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).. The original meaning was "difficult to be".
Adjective edit
有り難し • (arigatashi) †-ku
- difficult to be
- rare
- special; worthy of being thankful for
Usage notes edit
This term is often spelled in hiragana.