忌ま忌ましい

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
忌々しい

Etymology

()() (imaima, reduplication of 忌ま (ima), the mizenkei stem of 忌む (imu)) + しい (-shii, adjectivizing suffix evoking quality of the suffixed term)[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

()()ましい (imaimashii) -i (adverbial ()()ましく (imaimashiku))

  1. annoying
    Synonym: 腹立たしい (haradatashii)

Inflection

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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