輝かしい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
輝
かがや
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
耀かしい
赫かしい

Etymology

Adjectivization of the verb 輝(かがや)く (kagayaku): 輝(かがや)く (kagayaku, “to shine dazzlingly”, mizenkei form 輝(かがや)か (kagayaka)) + しい (-shii, adjectivizing suffix evoking quality of the suffixed term).

Pronunciation

Adjective

輝(かがや)かしい • (kagayakashii) -i (adverbial 輝(かがや)かしく (kagayakashiku))

  1. brilliant
  2. splendid
  3. bright

Inflection

Inflection of 輝かしい
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 輝かしかろ かがやかしかろ kagayakashikaro
Continuative (連用形) 輝かしく かがやかしく kagayakashiku
Terminal (終止形) 輝かしい かがやかしい kagayakashii
Attributive (連体形) 輝かしい かがやかしい kagayakashii
Hypothetical (仮定形) 輝かしけれ かがやかしけれ kagayakashikere
Imperative (命令形) 輝かしかれ かがやかしかれ kagayakashikare
Key constructions
Informal negative 輝かしくない かがやかしくない kagayakashiku nai
Informal past 輝かしかった かがやかしかった kagayakashikatta
Informal negative past 輝かしくなかった かがやかしくなかった kagayakashiku nakatta
Formal 輝かしいです かがやかしいです kagayakashii desu
Formal negative 輝かしくないです かがやかしくないです kagayakashiku nai desu
Formal past 輝かしかったです かがやかしかったです kagayakashikatta desu
Formal negative past 輝かしくなかったです かがやかしくなかったです kagayakashiku nakatta desu
Conjunctive 輝かしくて かがやかしくて kagayakashikute
Conditional 輝かしければ かがやかしければ kagayakashikereba
Provisional 輝かしかったら かがやかしかったら kagayakashikattara
Volitional 輝かしかろう かがやかしかろう kagayakashikarō
Adverbial 輝かしく かがやかしく kagayakashiku
Degree 輝かしさ かがやかしさ kagayakashisa

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
  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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