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眩しい
mabushii
Description
「眩しい」は、光がとても強くて、目を開けているのが大変な時に使います。
"眩しい" is used when the light is so strong that it's hard to keep your eyes open.
太陽や電気の光だけでなく、人の笑顔や才能がすばらしい時にも使えます。
It can be used not only for sunlight or electric light but also when someone's smile or talent is wonderful.
Meanings
眩しいmabushii
bright and dazzling to the eyes
外に出たら、太陽が眩しかった。
When I went outside, the sun was dazzling.
眩しいmabushii
radiant, dazzlingly beautiful or impressive
彼女の笑顔は眩しいくらいきれいだ。
Her smile is dazzlingly beautiful.
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Notes
- Nuance
literal sense is physical glare; figurative sense praises someone's beauty, success, or youth as too dazzling to face.
- Etymology
from the verb 眩む (kuramu, to be dazzled/dizzy), sharing the kanji 眩.
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