Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
潔い

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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 edit

References edit

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