清々しい・清清しい|すがすがしいsugasugashii[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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清々しい清々しい is the more common kanji-and-kana form and describes a refreshing feeling, scene, wind, or morning air; it can also mean brisk, bracing, or fresh.
清清しい清清しい is a less common kanji-and-kana written variant of 清々しい, with the same meanings and uses for refreshing feelings, scenes, wind, or morning air.
Definitions
- i-adjectiverefreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
Conjugation
| Plain form | 清々しい（すがすがしい） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 清々しいです（すがすがしいです） |
| Negative (kunai) | 清々しくない（すがすがしくない） |
| polite (ku arimasen) | 清々しくありません（すがすがしくありません） |
| Past (katta) | 清々しかった（すがすがしかった） |
| Past negative (kunakatta) | 清々しくなかった（すがすがしくなかった） |
| Te form (kute) | 清々しくて（すがすがしくて） |
| Adverbial (ku) | 清々しく（すがすがしく） |
| Conditional (kereba) | 清々しければ（すがすがしければ） |
| kattara | 清々しかったら（すがすがしかったら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym爽やかさわやかNeutralFresh and pleasant, also used of a person's cheerful manner; common in daily speech. 「清々しい」 stresses morning-air freshness and a refreshed mood.
- Synonym清涼せいりょうWrittenA written word meaning cool and refreshing, as in 「清涼飲料水」; 「清々しい」 is about feeling refreshed.
- Synonym清新せいしんWrittenA written word for things fresh and renewed, often describing styles; 「清々しい」 is about a feeling.
- Synonym爽快そうかいNeutralSuggests brisk, exhilarating freshness, as in 「爽快感」; 「清々しい」 stresses the fresh quality itself.
- Synonym清爽せいそうWrittenA written word for fresh, bracing air; it can also mean neat and tidy. 「清々しい」 is the more common choice.
- Related清しいすがしいWrittenAn archaic short form of 「清々しい」 meaning refreshing; rarely used.
- Antonym陰鬱いんうつWrittenA written word for gloomy, dreary moods — the opposite of the refreshed feeling of 「清々しい」.
- Antonym濁ったNeutralMeans cloudy or murky — the opposite of fresh, clear 「清々しい」.
Use 「清々しい」 for morning-air freshness or a refreshed mood, as in 「清々しい朝」. For general fresh, pleasant cheerfulness pick 「爽やか」; for coolness 「清涼」; for an exhilarating feel 「爽快」; for gloom 「陰鬱」.
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