由ゆ々ゆしい

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由々しい · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	由ゆ々ゆしい	由々ゆゆしくない
Polite	由々ゆゆしいです	由々ゆゆしくないですalso 由々ゆゆしくありません
Past polite	由々ゆゆしかったです	由々ゆゆしくなかったですalso 由々ゆゆしくありませんでした
Past	由々ゆゆしかった	由々ゆゆしくなかった
Te-form	由々ゆゆしくて	由々ゆゆしくなくて
Adverbial	由々ゆゆしく
Conditional	由々ゆゆしければ	由々ゆゆしくなければ
Tara conditional	由々ゆゆしかったら	由々ゆゆしくなかったら

Meanings

i-adjective

grave; serious; alarming

Describes a situation, problem, or matter that is very serious, grave, or alarming; often used in formal or news contexts.

この問もん題だいは由ゆ々ゆしい事じ態たいだ。
This problem is a grave situation.
由ゆ々ゆしい誤あやまりが報ほう告こく書しょに見みつかった。
A serious error was found in the report.

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Kanji

由wherefore, a reason
忌mourning, abhor, detestable

Related words

深しん刻こく
深刻 is a more common and neutral word for 'serious' or 'grave', while 由々しい is more formal and often used in news or official statements.
重じゅう大だい
重大 means 'significant' or 'weighty' and is used for important matters, whereas 由々しい emphasizes the alarming or grave nature of a situation.

Word family

由ゆ々ゆしき
grave; serious; alarming

Written forms

由ゆ々ゆしいUsage14%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Standard kanji spelling; the kanji 由 is ateji (phonetic).
ゆゆしいUsage86%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the ateji kanji is not needed.
忌々ゆゆしい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the kanji 忌 carries a nuance of 'abominable' or 'ominous'.

Etymology

From the ancient adjective ゆゆし, based on ゆ, a root associated with sacred taboo and ritual awe. Its senses developed from “awe-inspiring” or “ominous” to the modern “grave” or “alarming”; the spelling 由々しい is conventional.