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How to say 'Dazzling' in Japanese | まぶしい

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The Japanese word for Dazzling is 'Mabushii', written as まぶしい in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Dazzling

    Reading

    Mabushii

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective 'まぶしい' means 'dazzling' or 'blindingly bright'. It is used to describe something that is so bright that it is difficult to look at directly, such as sunlight, strong lights, or even something metaphorically dazzling like a radiant smile. For example: The sunlight is dazzling「太陽の光がまぶしい」(たいようのひかりがまぶしい). Her smile is dazzling「彼女の笑顔がまぶしい」(かのじょのえがおがまぶしい). This word can also be used to describe something that is overwhelmingly impressive or beautiful, to the point of being almost blinding in its brilliance.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Frequency

    5969

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word まぶしい

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

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    Ma
  • hiragana

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    Bu
  • hiragana

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    Shi
  • hiragana

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    I

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'Mabushii' means 'Dazzling' .

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