眩い

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
まばゆ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
目映い
目映ゆい

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

(まばゆ) (mabayui-i (adverbial (まばゆ) (mabayuku))

  1. glaring, dazzling
  2. dazzlingly beautiful
Inflection[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
まぶ
Hyōgaiji

Adjectivisation of まぶ (mabu).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

(まぶ) (mabui-i (adverbial (まぶ) (mabuku))

  1. (colloquial) cute, pretty
Usage notes[edit]

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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