素晴らしき
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 素 | 晴 |
| す Grade: 5 (ateji) |
は > ば Grade: 2 (ateji) |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 素晴しき |
Etymology
Originally derived from 窄る (subaru, “to shrink, to get smaller”, archaic) + しき (shiki, historically attributive form of しい). Compare the adjective 素晴らしい, and the verbs 窄まる (subomaru), 窄める (subomeru). The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字).
Pronunciation
Adnominal
素晴らしき • (subarashiki)
- wonderful, magnificent
- 2000, Kaneaki Hayashi, “第七章 奉斎的表現 [Chapter 7: Expressions of devotion]”, in 神に関する古語の研究 [A study on old language regarding the gods], Fuzanbō International, →ISBN, page 263:
- 「三諸山」は即ち「守山」なり、実に素晴しき大宣言にはあらずや。
- "Mimoroyama" wa sunawachi "Moruyama" nari, jitsu ni subarashiki ōsengen ni wa arazu ya.
- "Mimoroyama", namely "Moruyama", is indeed a wonderful declaration.