綺麗

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See also: 绮丽

Chinese

beautiful; open-work silk beautiful; Korea
trad. (綺麗)
simp. (绮丽)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial () (29) (37)
Final () (13) (39)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III IV
Fanqie
Baxter khjeX lejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰˠiᴇX/ /leiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰᵚiɛX/ /leiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰiɛX/ /lɛiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰjiə̆X/ /lɛjH/
Li
Rong
/kʰjeX/ /leiH/
Wang
Li
/kʰǐeX/ /lieiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰie̯X/ /lieiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hei2 lai6

Adjective

綺麗

  1. gorgeous; beautiful; enchanting

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
れい
Grade: S
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spellings
奇麗
キレイ (informal)

Etymology

Ultimately from written Chinese 綺麗, 奇麗绮丽, 奇丽. First attested in Japanese in the 1200s.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(れい) (kirei-na (adnominal ()(れい) (kirei na), adverbial ()(れい) (kirei ni))

  1. pretty, gorgeous, beautiful
    Synonyms: 美しい (utsukushii), 麗しい (uruwashii), (dialect) きれか (kireka)
    綺麗(きれい)(そら)
    kirei na sora
    a beautiful sky
    綺麗(きれい)(おと)
    kirei na oto
    a beautiful sound
  2. clear, clean, pure
    Synonyms: 清浄 (seijō, pure), 清らか (kiyoraka, clean, clear (as of water)), すっきり (sukkiri, adverb)
  3. clean, not dirty
    Synonyms: 清潔 (seiketsu), すっきり (sukkiri, adverb)
  4. tidy, neat, everything put away
    Synonym: さっぱり (sappari, adverb)
    部屋(へや)きれいにする
    heya o kirei ni suru
    to tidy up one's room
    このラベルきれいはがせます
    Kono raberu wa kirei ni hagasemasu.
    This label can be peeled off cleanly.
  5. fair, impartial, of clear conscience

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Inflection

See also

References

  1. ^ 綺麗・奇麗”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.