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きらびやか (kirabiyaka) Japanese meaning: gorgeous | Kotomora
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彼かの
女じょ
は
きらびやか
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パーティー
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現あらわ
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She appeared at the party wearing a gorgeous dress.
The palace was decorated with dazzling ornaments.
Usage patterns きらびやかな 〈 物もの 〉 gorgeous, dazzling (clothing, decoration, etc.)
She stood on stage wearing a gorgeous costume.
きらびやかに 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something (decorate, shine, etc.) in a dazzling, gorgeous manner
The venue was decorated in a dazzling, gorgeous way.
Related words 派手 stresses loud, ostentatious showiness, while きらびやか focuses on a glittering, sparkling kind of beauty.
華やか carries a purely positive, elegant and glamorous nuance, whereas きらびやか can also suggest gaudiness or excess.
豪華 highlights lavishness and material luxury (like a hotel or meal), while きらびやか highlights visual sparkle and glitter.
絢爛 is a more literary, intense word for radiant splendor (often 絢爛豪華), while きらびやか is the everyday adjective for the same kind of dazzling look.
Written forms きらびやか Usage 93%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 煌びやか is also common and carries a more ornate feel.
煌きら びやか Usage 7%
Kanji spelling using 煌 (glitter, gleam); visually reinforces the dazzling nuance.
Etymology Derived from the mimetic root きら (glitter, sparkle) combined with the adjectival suffix びやか. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is related to words like きらきら (sparkling) and きらめく (to glitter).
