美しい

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うつく
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From the 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive form) of Early Middle Japanese adjective 美し (utsukushi), with the medial /-k-/ falling out.

Pronunciation

Adjective

美しい (-i inflection, hiragana うつくしい, rōmaji utsukushii)

  1. beautiful
    • 1999 July 22, “ハーピィ・レディ [Harpie Lady]”, in Vol.4, Konami:
       (ひと) (はね)のはえたけもの。 (うつく)しく () (れい) ()い、 (するど) (こう) (げき)する。
      Hito ni hane no haeta kemono. Utsukushiku karei ni mai, surudoku kōgeki suru.
      A human-shaped beast with wings. Beautifully magnificent at dancing, but also nimble at attacking.
    • 2004 August 5, “ハーピィ・ガール [Harpie Girl]”, in Rise of Destiny, Konami:
       (うつく)しく () (れい) ()い、 (するど) (こう) (げき)する (こと)ができるようになりたいと (ねが)っているハーピィの (おんな) ()
      Utsukushiku karei ni mai, surudoku kōgeki suru koto ga dekiru yō ni naritai to negatteiru Hāpyi no onna no ko.
      A Harpie maiden who aspires to become beautifully magnificent at dancing as well as nimble at attacking one day.

Inflection

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adjective

美しい (-i inflection, hiragana いつくしい, rōmaji itsukushii)

  1. (archaic) beautiful
    • c. 14-16th century: Kazashi no Himegimi
      姫君一人おはします。[...] 御かたちを見るに、髪のかかり、眉、口つき、いつくしくて [...]

References

  • Ichiko, Teiji; Osamu Akiya, Taizō Sawai, Kazuo Tajima, Kazuo Tokuda (1989) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei: Muromachi Monogatari Shū (Jō) (in Japanese), Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN, pages 291-309
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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