有り難し

Japanese
Kanji in this term
有 難
Grade: 3 Grade: 6

Etymology

ari + katashi > arigatashi. The verb ari "is, are" in adverbial form suffixed by katashi "difficult". The initial consonant in katashi becomes voiced (/k/ -> /g/) due to the compounding of the two separate words. The original meaning was "difficult to be".

Adjective

有り難し (hiragana ありがたし, rōmaji arigatashi)

  1. difficult to be
  2. rare
  3. special; worthy of being thankful for

See also
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