Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/美麗き
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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美 | 麗 |
うつくし | |
Grade: 3 | Grade: S |
irregular |
Etymology
editGikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling 美麗 (“beautiful”), a term which decomposes into 美 (“beautiful”) + 麗 (“lovely”), to native Japanese word: うつくしい (utsukushii, “beautiful”).
Adjective
edit美麗き[1](utsukushiki, classical attributive form of うつく.しい, utsuku.shii) → 美しい (utsuku.shii)