Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
まばゆ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
目映い
目映ゆい

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(まばゆ) (mabayui-i (adverbial (まばゆ) (mabayuku))

  1. glaring, dazzling
  2. dazzlingly beautiful
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
まぶ
Hyōgaiji

Adjectivisation of まぶ (mabu).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(まぶ) (mabui-i (adverbial (まぶ) (mabuku))

  1. (colloquial) cute, pretty
Usage notes edit

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Inflection edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN