晴れがましい

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) れがまし [hàrégámáshíꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɾe̞ɡa̠ma̠ɕiː]

Adjective

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()れがましい (haregamashii-i (adverbial ()れがましく (haregamashiku))

  1. grand, formal, ceremonial, showy
    (わたし)はこんな()れがましい(せき)苦手(にがて)です。
    Watashi wa konna haregamashī seki wa nigate desu.
    I'm not that used to attend these grand ceremonies.
  2. (feeling) awkward, self-conscious, embarrassed
    そんな()れがましいことはやりたくない。
    Sonna haregamashī koto wa yaritakunai.
    I don't feel like doing these kind of things.

Inflection

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References

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