Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かがや
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
耀かしい
赫かしい

Etymology edit

Adjectivization of the verb (かがや) (kagayaku): (かがや) (kagayaku, to shine dazzlingly, mizenkei form (かがや) (kagayaka)) + しい (-shii, adjectivizing suffix evoking quality of the suffixed term).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(かがや)かしい (kagayakashii-i (adverbial (かがや)かしく (kagayakashiku))

  1. brilliant
  2. splendid
  3. bright

Inflection edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (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
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN