"美しい" meaning in Japanese

See 美しい in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ɯ̟t͡sɨ̥kɯ̟ɕiː]
Etymology: From the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of Early Middle Japanese adjective 美し (utsukushi), with the medial /-k-/ falling out. Most likely related to 厳しい (itsukushii, “beautiful, pretty”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ja-mid-ear|-}} Early Middle Japanese, {{IPAfont|/-k-/}} /-k-/, {{ja-adj-shiku|美し|utsukushi}} From the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of Early Middle Japanese adjective 美し (utsukushi), with the medial /-k-/ falling out. Head templates: {{ja-adj|うつくしい|infl=i}} 美(うつく)しい • (utsukushii) -i (adverbial 美(うつく)しく (utsukushiku)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=く|attributive=い|conditional=ければ|conjunctive=くて|continuative=く|degree=さ|formal=い です|formal_negative=く ない です|formal_negative_past=く なかった です|formal_past=かった です|hypothetical=けれ|imperative=かれ|imperfective=かろ|informal_negative=く ない|informal_negative_past=く なかった|informal_past=かった|kana=うつくし|lemma=美し|provisional=かったら|terminal=い|volitional=かろう}} Forms: 美しい [canonical] (ruby: (うつく)), utsukushii [romanization], 美しく [adverbial] (ruby: (うつく)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 美しかろ [imperfective, stem], うつくしかろ [imperfective, stem], utsukushikaro [imperfective], 美しく [continuative, stem], うつくしく [continuative, stem], utsukushiku [continuative], 美しい [stem, terminative], うつくしい [stem, terminative], utsukushii [terminative], 美しい [attributive, stem], うつくしい [attributive, stem], utsukushii [attributive], 美しけれ [hypothetical, stem], うつくしけれ [hypothetical, stem], utsukushikere [hypothetical], 美しかれ [imperative, stem], うつくしかれ [imperative, stem], utsukushikare [imperative], 美しくない [informal, negative], うつくしくない [informal, negative], utsukushiku nai [informal, negative], 美しかった [informal, past], うつくしかった [informal, past], utsukushikatta [informal, past], 美しくなかった [informal, negative, past], うつくしくなかった [informal, negative, past], utsukushiku nakatta [informal, negative, past], 美しいです [formal], うつくしいです [formal], utsukushii desu [formal], 美しくないです [formal, negative], うつくしくないです [formal, negative], utsukushiku nai desu [formal, negative], 美しかったです [formal, past], うつくしかったです [formal, past], utsukushikatta desu [formal, past], 美しくなかったです [formal, negative, past], うつくしくなかったです [formal, negative, past], utsukushiku nakatta desu [formal, negative, past], 美しくて [conjunctive], うつくしくて [conjunctive], utsukushikute [conjunctive], 美しければ [conditional], うつくしければ [conditional], utsukushikereba [conditional], 美しかったら [conditional, past], うつくしかったら [conditional, past], utsukushikattara [conditional, past], 美しかろう [volitional], うつくしかろう [volitional], utsukushikarō [volitional], 美しく [adverbial], うつくしく [adverbial], utsukushiku [adverbial], 美しさ [noun-from-adj], うつくしさ [noun-from-adj], utsukushisa [noun-from-adj]
  1. beautiful
    Sense id: en-美しい-ja-adj-xqFCfXEZ
  2. (archaic, Classical Japanese) adorable, beloved Tags: Classical, Japanese, archaic Synonyms: いとしい, 愛らしい, かわいい
    Sense id: en-美しい-ja-adj-jy4wFzy9 Categories (other): Classical Japanese, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 3 97 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 98 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 5 95 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 綺麗 (kirei) (ruby: (), (れい)) (english: pretty), 麗しい (uruwashii) (ruby: (うるわ))
Etymology number: 1

soft-redirect

  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-美しい-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "ugly",
      "roman": "minikui",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "醜",
          "みにく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "醜い"
    }
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  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ja-mid-ear",
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      "expansion": "Early Middle Japanese",
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      "args": {
        "1": "/-k-/"
      },
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      "form": "美しい",
      "ruby": [
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          "美",
          "うつく"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "utsukushii",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "美しく",
      "roman": "utsukushiku",
      "ruby": [
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          "美",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushii desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushisa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うつくしい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "美(うつく)しい • (utsukushii) -i (adverbial 美(うつく)しく (utsukushiku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "うつくし",
        "lemma": "美し",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A human-shaped beast with wings. Beautifully magnificent at dancing, but also nimble at attacking.",
          "ref": "1999 July 22, “ハーピィ・レディ [Harpie Lady]”, in Vol.4, Konami:",
          "roman": "Hito ni hane no haeta kemono. Utsukushiku karei ni mai, surudoku kōgeki suru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "羽",
              "はね"
            ],
            [
              "美",
              "うつく"
            ],
            [
              "華",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "麗",
              "れい"
            ],
            [
              "舞",
              "ま"
            ],
            [
              "鋭",
              "するど"
            ],
            [
              "攻",
              "こう"
            ],
            [
              "撃",
              "げき"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "人に羽のはえたけもの。美しく華麗に舞い、鋭く攻撃する。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beautiful"
      ],
      "id": "en-美しい-ja-adj-xqFCfXEZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Classical Japanese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adorable, beloved"
      ],
      "id": "en-美しい-ja-adj-jy4wFzy9",
      "links": [
        [
          "Classical Japanese",
          "Classical Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "adorable",
          "adorable"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic, Classical Japanese) adorable, beloved"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "いとしい"
        },
        {
          "word": "愛らしい"
        },
        {
          "word": "かわいい"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Classical",
        "Japanese",
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "うつくしい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟t͡sɨ̥kɯ̟ɕiː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "pretty",
      "roman": "kirei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "綺",
          "き"
        ],
        [
          "麗",
          "れい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "綺麗"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "uruwashii",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "麗",
          "うるわ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "麗しい"
    }
  ],
  "word": "美しい"
}

{
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "厳しい"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "id": "en-美しい-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8",
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "美しい"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "ugly",
      "roman": "minikui",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "醜",
          "みにく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "醜い"
    }
  ],
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    "Japanese adjectives",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms derived from Early Middle Japanese",
    "Japanese terms inherited from Early Middle Japanese",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese い-i adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ja-mid-ear",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Early Middle Japanese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "/-k-/"
      },
      "expansion": "/-k-/",
      "name": "IPAfont"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "美し",
        "2": "utsukushi"
      },
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      "name": "ja-adj-shiku"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of Early Middle Japanese adjective 美し (utsukushi), with the medial /-k-/ falling out. Most likely related to 厳しい (itsukushii, “beautiful, pretty”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "美しい",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "美",
          "うつく"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushii",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しく",
      "roman": "utsukushiku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "美",
          "うつく"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushii desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushikarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "美しさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うつくしさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "utsukushisa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うつくしい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "美(うつく)しい • (utsukushii) -i (adverbial 美(うつく)しく (utsukushiku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "うつくし",
        "lemma": "美し",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A human-shaped beast with wings. Beautifully magnificent at dancing, but also nimble at attacking.",
          "ref": "1999 July 22, “ハーピィ・レディ [Harpie Lady]”, in Vol.4, Konami:",
          "roman": "Hito ni hane no haeta kemono. Utsukushiku karei ni mai, surudoku kōgeki suru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "羽",
              "はね"
            ],
            [
              "美",
              "うつく"
            ],
            [
              "華",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "麗",
              "れい"
            ],
            [
              "舞",
              "ま"
            ],
            [
              "鋭",
              "するど"
            ],
            [
              "攻",
              "こう"
            ],
            [
              "撃",
              "げき"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "人に羽のはえたけもの。美しく華麗に舞い、鋭く攻撃する。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beautiful"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Classical Japanese",
        "Japanese terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adorable, beloved"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Classical Japanese",
          "Classical Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "adorable",
          "adorable"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic, Classical Japanese) adorable, beloved"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "いとしい"
        },
        {
          "word": "愛らしい"
        },
        {
          "word": "かわいい"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Classical",
        "Japanese",
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "うつくしい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟t͡sɨ̥kɯ̟ɕiː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "pretty",
      "roman": "kirei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "綺",
          "き"
        ],
        [
          "麗",
          "れい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "綺麗"
    },
    {
      "roman": "uruwashii",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "麗",
          "うるわ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "麗しい"
    }
  ],
  "word": "美しい"
}

{
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "厳しい"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "美しい"
}

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