華やか

Japanese
Kanji in this term
華
はな
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
花やか

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

華(はな)やか • (hanayaka) -na (adnominal 華(はな)やかな (hanayaka na), adverbial 華(はな)やかに (hanayaka ni))

  1. gorgeous
  2. showy
  3. flowery

Noun

華(はな)やか • (hanayaka) 

  1. gorgeousness
  2. showiness

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