しい

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】
[noun] the four ordinal directions
[noun] the four principles for the state
【旨意】
[noun] [from 1130] (uncommon) intent, intention, aim, purpose
【恣意】
[noun] arbitrariness
(This term, しい, 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
[noun] [late 1700s–???] (archaic, childish) urine
(This term, しい, 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
[noun] any tree of the genus Castanopsis
Alternative spelling
シイ
(This term, しい, 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
[proper noun] a female given name
(This term, しい, 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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