晴れがましい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()れがましい (haregamashii-i (adverbial ()れがましく (haregamashiku))

  1. grand, formal, ceremonial, showy
    (わたし)はこんな()れがましい(せき)苦手(にがて)です。
    Watashi wa konna haregamashī seki wa nigate desu.
    I'm not that used to attend these grand ceremonies.
  2. (feeling) awkward, self-conscious, embarrassed
    そんな()れがましいことはやりたくない。
    Sonna haregamashī koto wa yaritakunai.
    I don't feel like doing these kind of things.

Inflection

References

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