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Japanese
Etymology
Gikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling 美麗 (“beautiful”), a term which decomposes into 美 (“beautiful”) + 麗 (“lovely”), to native Japanese word: うつくしい (utsukushii, “beautiful”).
Adjective
美麗き(utsukushiki, classical attributive form of うつく.しい, utsuku.shii) → 美しい (utsuku.shii)
- fair (beautiful)
Quotations
- ^ OT, page 13:
- 視よ我汝を觀て美麗き婦人なるを知る
- Miyo ware nanji wo mite utsukushiki оnnа naru wo shiru
- Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon