Vocabulary

What does 華々しい (はなばなしい, hanabanashii) mean?

華々しい (はなばなしい, hanabanashii) means brilliant, spectacular, glorious.

Quick facts
Readingはなばなしい
Romajihanabanashii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
はなばなしい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhanabanashii

brilliant, spectacular, glorious

  1. 1i-adjective brilliant; splendid; glorious

Example sentences

  • She has a brilliant career behind her.

  • He won the championship with a brilliant victory.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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