似つかわしい

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
似付かわしい

Etymology

From the verb 似付く (nitsuku).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かわし [nìtsúkáwáshíꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])[3][4][5]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟it͡sɨ̥ᵝka̠ɰᵝa̠ɕiː]

Adjective

()つかわしい • (nitsukawashii) につかはしい (nitukafasii)?-i (adverbial ()つかわしく (nitsukawashiku))

  1. suitable, fitting
    Synonyms: 相応しい (fusawashii), 似合わしい (niawashii)

Inflection

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  5. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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