有り難し

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
かた > がた
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
有り難し (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

ari + katashi > arigatashi. Compound of 有り (ari, is, are, in adverbial form) +‎ 難し (katashi, difficult). The katashi changes to gatashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).. The original meaning was "difficult to be".

Adjective[edit]

()(がた) (arigatashi-ku

  1. difficult to be
  2. rare
  3. special; worthy of being thankful for

Usage notes[edit]

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

See also[edit]