眩い

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
眩
まばゆ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

眩(まばゆ)い • (mabayui) -i (adverbial 眩(まばゆ)く (mabayuku))

  1. glaring, dazzling
  2. dazzlingly beautiful
Inflection

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
眩
まぶ
Hyōgaiji

Adjectivisation of まぶ (mabu).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

眩(まぶ)い • (mabui) -i (adverbial 眩(まぶ)く (mabuku))

  1. (colloquial) cute, pretty
Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Inflection

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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