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Etymology

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Contracted from 不可思議 (fuka shigi, literally unfathomable),[1][2] equivalent to () (fu-) + 思議(しぎ) (shigi).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()()() (fushigi-na (adnominal ()()() (fushigi na), adverbial ()()() (fushigi ni))

  1. mysterious, wonderful, curious, strange
    Synonym: 神秘 (shinpi)
    • しかし不思議(ふしぎ)なもので、三年(さんねん)()ったらとうとう(そつ)(ぎょう)してしまった。
      Shikashi fushigi na mono de, sannen tattara tōtō sotsugyō shite shimatta.
      Strange, isn't it, that when three years were over, I graduated?
    • 2001 April 19, “ランドスターの(けん)() [Swordsman of Landstar]”, in Spell of Mask -仮面の呪縛-, Konami:
      (けん)(うで)()(じゅく)だが、不思議(ふしぎ)(のう)(りょく)()(よう)(せい)剣士(けんし)
      Ken no ude wa mijuku da ga, fushigi na nōryoku o motsu yōsei kenshi.
      Although it is an amateur with its sword, this fairy swordsman can still count on its mysterious abilities.
  2. unthinkable, extravagant
  3. suspicious
  4. (Buddhism) Short for 不可思議 (fuka shigi): beyond human recognition or understanding; ineffable

Inflection

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Noun

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()()() (fushigi

  1. a mystery, wonder
    Synonym: 神秘 (shinpi)
  2. a miracle
  3. an extravagance
  4. curiosity
  5. strangeness
    Synonym: 予想外 (yosōgai)
  6. a suspicion
    Synonym: 不審 (fushin)

Derived terms

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Idioms

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Verb

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()()()する (fushigi surusuru (stem ()()() (fushigi shi), past ()()()した (fushigi shita))

  1. to doubt, question

Conjugation

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Proper noun

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()()() (Fushigi

  1. a female given name

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Gene Reeves (2014) The Lotus Sutra: A Contemporary Translation of a Buddhist Classic, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 376