華やか

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
華
はな
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
花やか

Etymology

Related to 花(はな) (hana) (also 華(はな) (hana)); やか (yaka) ending may be the same ending seen in かろやか (karoyaka) and つつましやか (tsutsumashiyaka).

Pronunciation

Adjective

華(はな)やか • (hanayaka) -na (adnominal 華(はな)やかな (hanayaka na), adverbial 華(はな)やかに (hanayaka ni))

  1. gorgeous
  2. showy
  3. flowery

Noun

華(はな)やか • (hanayaka) 

  1. gorgeousness
  2. showiness

References

  1. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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