いつくしい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of いつくしい – see the following entry.

[adjective] [from 759] (rare, archaic) wondrous, miraculous, splendid, sublime

[adjective] [from early 1000s] (rare, archaic) dignified, solemn, stern, noble, refined

[adjective] [from 1420] (rare, archaic) beautiful, pretty

Alternative spellings
美しい, 慈しい

(This term, いつくしい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

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