Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/美麗き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
美	麗
うつくし
Grade: 3	Grade: S
irregular

Etymology

Gikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling 美麗 (“beautiful”), a term which decomposes into 美 (“beautiful”) + 麗 (“lovely”), to native Japanese word: うつくしい (utsukushii, “beautiful”).

Adjective

美麗 (うつくし)き^[1](utsukushiki, classical attributive form of うつく.しい, utsuku.shii)　→　美 (うつく)しい (utsuku.shii)

fair (beautiful)

Quotations

^ OT, page 13:
視(み)よ我(われ)汝(なんぢ)を觀(み)て美麗(うつくし)き婦人(をんな)なるを知(し)る
Miyo ware nanji wo mite utsukushiki оnnа naru wo shiru
Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon

[Gen_12:11-1] OT, page 13:
視(み)よ我(われ)汝(なんぢ)を觀(み)て美麗(うつくし)き婦人(をんな)なるを知(し)る
Miyo ware nanji wo mite utsukushiki оnnа naru wo shiru
Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon

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