しい

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See also: じい

Japanese

Etymology 1

⟨siki1⟩ → /sikʲi/ → /ɕiki/ → */ɕiɡi/ → */ɕiɣi/ → */ɕiji/ → /ɕi.i/

Developed from しき (-shiki), the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of adjectival suffix し (-shi).

Alternative forms

Suffix

しい • (-shii) 

  1. used to form adjectives from nouns, reduplications, or the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete form”) of verbs; an adjective derived by this suffix implies a thorough and certain possession of the quality of the suffixed term:
    from nouns: 大人(おとな) (otona, “adult”) + しい (shii) → おとなしい (otonashii, “quiet, gentle”)
    from verbs: 急(いそ)ぐ (isogu, “to rush, hurry”) + しい (shii) → 忙(いそが)しい (isogashii, “busy”)
    from Japanese original reduplications: 水(みず) (mizu, “water”) + 水(みず) (mizu) + しい (shii) → 瑞々(みずみず)しい (mizumizushii, “fresh, juicy”)
    from reduplications of Chinese origins: 騒(そう) (sō, “noise”) + 騒(そう) (sō) + しい (shii) → 騒々(そうぞう)しい (sōzōshii, “noisy”)
Conjugation
Inflection of しい
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) しかろ しかろ -shikaro
Continuative (連用形) しく しく -shiku
Terminal (終止形) しい しい -shii
Attributive (連体形) しい しい -shii
Hypothetical (仮定形) しけれ しけれ -shikere
Imperative (命令形) しかれ しかれ -shikare
Key constructions
Informal negative しくない しくない -shiku nai
Informal past しかった しかった -shikatta
Informal negative past しくなかった しくなかった -shiku nakatta
Formal しいです しいです -shii desu
Formal negative しくないです しくないです -shiku nai desu
Formal past しかったです しかったです -shikatta desu
Formal negative past しくなかったです しくなかったです -shiku nakatta desu
Conjunctive しくて しくて -shikute
Conditional しければ しければ -shikereba
Provisional しかったら しかったら -shikattara
Volitional しかろう しかろう -shikarō
Adverbial しく しく -shiku
Degree しさ しさ -shisa

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entries.
【四維】
the four ordinal directions
the four principles for the state
【旨意】
(uncommon) intent, intention, aim, purpose
【恣意】
arbitrariness
(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 尸位, 四夷, 四位, 四囲, 私意, 思惟, 施為, 徙移, 紫衣, 詩意, 緇衣.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entry.
【尿】S
(archaic, childish) urine
(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entry.
【椎】S
chinquapin, a tree of the genus Castanopsis
Alternative spelling
シイ
(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.)

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entry.
【志】5
a female given name
(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.)
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