雅やか

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
みやび
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived as 雅び (miyabi, refinement, elegance, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of classical verb 雅ぶ (miyabu, to be elegant, to be refined)) + やか (yaka, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(みやび)やか (miyabiyaka-na (adnominal (みやび)やか (miyabiyaka na), adverbial (みやび)やか (miyabiyaka ni))

  1. elegant, graceful, refined

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN