Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/美麗き

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うつくし
Grade: 3 Grade: S
irregular

Etymology

Gikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling 美麗 (beautiful), a term which decomposes into (beautiful) + (lovely), to native Japanese word: うつくしい (utsukushii, beautiful).

Adjective

美麗 (うつくし)(utsukushiki, classical attributive form of うつく.しい, utsuku.shii) →  (うつく)しい (utsuku.shii)

  1. fair (beautiful)

Quotations

  1. ^ OT, page 13:
    ()(われ)(なんぢ)()美麗(うつくし)婦人(をんな)なるを()
    Miyo ware nanji wo mite utsukushiki оnnа naru wo shiru
    Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon