眩しい|まぶしいmabushii[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
まぼしいmaboshii
Definitions
  1. i-adjectivedazzling; radiant
    太陽たいようがまぶしい。↗
    My eyes are dazzled by the sun.
Conjugation
Plain form眩しい(まぶしい)
Polite (desu)眩しいです(まぶしいです)
Negative (kunai)眩しくない(まぶしくない)
polite (ku arimasen)眩しくありません(まぶしくありません)
Past (katta)眩しかった(まぶしかった)
Past negative (kunakatta)眩しくなかった(まぶしくなかった)
Te form (kute)眩しくて(まぶしくて)
Adverbial (ku)眩しく(まぶしく)
Conditional (kereba)眩しければ(まぶしければ)
kattara眩しかったら(まぶしかったら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym輝かしいかがやかしいNeutralDescribes brilliant achievements or success, stressing glory; 「眩しい」 is about light that dazzles the eyes or a person too radiant to look at.
  • Related明るいあかるいNeutralMeans well-lit or bright, and also a cheerful personality; 「眩しい」 is so bright it dazzles — you can say 「明るすぎて眩しい」.
  • RelatedピカピカCasualA colloquial mimetic word for something sparkling or brand-new and shiny; 「眩しい」 focuses on the dazzled feeling in your eyes.
  • RelatedまばゆいWrittenWritten/formal prose: light so strong you cannot keep your eyes open, or beauty too dazzling to look at; 「眩しい」 is more everyday.
  • Antonym暗いくらいNeutralMeans dark, the direct opposite of dazzling 「眩しい」.
  • Antonym薄暗いうすぐらいNeutralMeans dim or gloomy, the opposite of the glaring brightness of 「眩しい」.

Use 「眩しい」 for light so bright it hurts, or a person dazzlingly radiant, as in 「眩しい笑顔」. For plain brightness say 「明るい」; in formal prose 「眩い」; for glorious achievements 「輝かしい」; for something shiny and brand-new 「ピカピカ」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 光ひかりが目めに痛いたい。目めをつぶりたくなるほど明あかるい。
  2. 目めを向むけられないくらい立派りっぱだ。あまりにもきれいだ。
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