いさぎよい

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spelling
潔い

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

いさぎよい (isagiyoi-i (adverbial いさぎよく (isagiyoku))

  1. (obsolete) pure; unsullied; clean
  2. determined; unhesitating
  3. noble; brave
    (いさぎよ)(あきら)める
    isagiyoku akirameru
    to gracefully resign

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

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