華はなやか

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

na-adjective

gorgeous; showy; brilliant; colorful

Describes something visually striking, bright, and beautiful, often with a sense of elegance or festivity. Can refer to appearances, decorations, or atmospheres.

彼かの女じょは華はなやかなドレスを着きてパーティーに現あらわれた。

She appeared at the party wearing a gorgeous dress.

会かい場じょうは華はなやかな装そう飾しょくで彩いろどられていた。

The venue was decorated with brilliant ornaments.

na-adjective

prosperous; flourishing; thriving

Used for a lively, successful, and thriving state, often in contexts like careers, social scenes, or historical periods. Less common than the visual sense.

彼かれは華はなやかな経けい歴れきの持もち主ぬしだ。
He has a brilliant career.
この街まちはかつて華はなやかな商しょう業ぎょうの中ちゅう心しん地ちだった。
This town was once a flourishing commercial center.

Usage patterns

華はなやかな〈物もの〉gorgeous, showy (clothes, decorations, etc.)
彼かの女じょは華はなやかな衣い装しょうを着きてステージに立たった。
She stood on stage wearing a gorgeous costume.
華はなやかな世せ界かいa glamorous world (e.g. entertainment, high society)
芸げい能のう界かいは華はなやかな世せ界かいに見みえるが、裏うらでは大たい変へんな努ど力りょくが必ひつ要ようだ。
〈場ば所しょ〉が華はなやかになるfor a place to become lively and festive-looking
クリスマスシーズンになると、街まちが華はなやかになる。
When Christmas season comes, the streets become bright and festive.
華はなやかな経けい歴れきa brilliant, illustrious career
彼かれは華はなやかな経けい歴れきを持もつ実じつ業ぎょう家かだ。
He is a businessman with a brilliant career.

Kanji

華splendor, flower, petal
花flower

Related words· 8

派は手でN3sense 1
派手 means flashy or loud, often with a gaudy or excessive connotation, while 華やか is more positive, suggesting elegant brilliance.
賑にぎやかN5sense 1
賑やか describes lively, bustling activity or noise, while 華やか focuses on visual splendor and glamour.
豪ごう華かN3sense 1
豪華 emphasizes luxury and expensive materials, whereas 華やか emphasizes bright, elegant visual appeal regardless of cost.
絢けん爛らん sense 1
絢爛 is a more literary, formal word for dazzling splendor, while 華やか is the everyday term for the same brilliance.

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ゴージャス
華やか means 'showy/glamorous' with a focus on brightness and liveliness, whereas ゴージャス emphasizes opulence and high quality.
鮮あざやかN2
華やか emphasizes glamour and showiness, while 鮮やか focuses on the clarity and brilliance of color or impression.
きらびやかN1
華やか carries a purely positive, elegant and glamorous nuance, whereas きらびやか can also suggest gaudiness or excess.

Opposites

地じ味みN3sense 1
地味 means plain and unadorned, the direct opposite of the bright, showy quality of 華やか.

Don't confuse with

華か麗れいN1sense 1
華麗 shares the 華 character and a similar 'gorgeous' meaning, but it is a more literary word describing graceful elegance, often in writing, while 華やか is the common spoken adjective.

Written forms

華はなやかUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
はなやかUsage7%
花はなやかUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 華やか is strongly preferred.

Etymology

Derived from the noun 華 (はな, 'flower') with the adjectival suffix やか, literally meaning 'flower-like'. The kanji 華 carries connotations of brilliance and beauty.

The entertainment industry looks like a glamorous world, but a lot of hard work goes on behind the scenes.

彩いろどり

華やか describes something bright and showy in general, while 彩り specifically points to the touch of color or visual vibrancy something adds.