しい

See also: じい

Japanese

Etymology 1

⟨siki₁⟩ → /sikʲi/ → /ɕiki/ → */ɕiɡi/ → */ɕiɣi/ → */ɕiji/ → /ɕi.i/

Developed from しき (-shiki), the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of adjectival suffix し (-shi).

Alternative forms

• C(しい) (shī) (slang)

Suffix

しい • (-shii) 

1. used to form adjectives from nouns, reduplications, or the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete form”) of verbs; an adjective derived by this suffix implies a thorough and certain possession of the quality of the suffixed term:

   from nouns: 大人(おとな) (otona, “adult”) + しい (shii) → おとなしい (otonashii, “quiet, gentle”)

   from verbs: 急(いそ)ぐ (isogu, “to rush, hurry”) + しい (shii) → 忙(いそが)しい (isogashii, “busy”)

   from Japanese original reduplications: 水(みず) (mizu, “water”) + 水(みず) (mizu) + しい (shii) → 瑞々(みずみず)しい (mizumizushii, “fresh, juicy”)

   from reduplications of Chinese origins: 騒(そう) (sō, “noise”) + 騒(そう) (sō) + しい (shii) → 騒々(そうぞう)しい (sōzōshii, “noisy”)

Conjugation

Inflection of しい

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	しかろ	しかろ	-shikaro
Continuative (連用形)	しく	しく	-shiku
Terminal (終止形)	しい	しい	-shii
Attributive (連体形)	しい	しい	-shii
Hypothetical (仮定形)	しけれ	しけれ	-shikere
Imperative (命令形)	しかれ	しかれ	-shikare
Key constructions
Informal negative	しくない	しくない	-shiku nai
Informal past	しかった	しかった	-shikatta
Informal negative past	しくなかった	しくなかった	-shiku nakatta
Formal	しいです	しいです	-shii desu
Formal negative	しくないです	しくないです	-shiku nai desu
Formal past	しかったです	しかったです	-shikatta desu
Formal negative past	しくなかったです	しくなかったです	-shiku nakatta desu
Conjunctive	しくて	しくて	-shikute
Conditional	しければ	しければ	-shikereba
Provisional	しかったら	しかったら	-shikattara
Volitional	しかろう	しかろう	-shikarō
Adverbial	しく	しく	-shiku
Degree	しさ	しさ	-shisa

Derived terms

Japanese terms suffixed with しい

怪しい

荒荒しい

如何わしい

勇ましい

痛々しい

忌ま忌ましい

初々しい

鬱陶しい

恭しい

羨ましい

大人しい

思わしい

輝かしい

軽軽しい

緊張しい

素晴らしい

猛々しい

刺々しい

涙ぐましい

苦々しい

願わしい

妬ましい

望ましい

馬鹿馬鹿しい

華々しい

ばばっちい

腹立たしい

相応しい

古めかしい

禍々しい

珍しい

ややこしい

弱弱しい

若々しい

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entries.

【四維】 [noun] the four ordinal directions [noun] the four principles for the state

【旨意】 [noun] [from 1130] (uncommon) intent, intention, aim, purpose

【恣意】 [noun] arbitrariness

(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.

(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 尸位, 四夷, 四位, 四囲, 私意, 思惟, 施為, 徙移, 紫衣, 詩意, 緇衣.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entry.

【尿】S [noun] [late 1700s–???] (archaic, childish) urine

(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entry.

【椎】S [noun] chinquapin, a tree of the genus Castanopsis Alternative spelling シイ

(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entry.

【志ゆき】5 [proper noun] a female given name Alternative spellings ここ, こころ, のぞみ, のぞむ, し

(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entry.

【青】1 [noun] (rare, archaic, mythology) a beast that looks like a weasel, and is said to have lived in present-day Fukuoka and Yamaguchi prefectures [noun] (rare, archaic, mythology) a beast that looks like a wolf, and is said to have appeared around Mount Yoshino Alternative spellings 𤯝, 眚

(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.