眩い

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
まばゆ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
目映い
目映ゆい

Pronunciation

Adjective

(まばゆ) • (mabayui) -i (adverbial (まばゆ) (mabayuku))

  1. glaring, dazzling
  2. dazzlingly beautiful
Inflection

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
まぶ
Hyōgaiji

Adjectivisation of まぶ (mabu).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [màbúꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠bɯ̟ᵝi]

Adjective

(まぶ) • (mabui) -i (adverbial (まぶ) (mabuku))

  1. (colloquial) cute, pretty
Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Inflection

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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
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