麗しい

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
うるわ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

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Particularly: “Derived from classical verb 潤う (uruu), root of modern 潤う (uruou).”

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

(うるわ)しい (uruwashii-i (adverbial (うるわ)しく (uruwashiku))

  1. (literary, poetic) beautiful

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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