華やか (hanayaka)
gay, showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid
- JLPT N1
- adjectival noun
- Pitch 2
- #8911 most frequent
Meaning
華やか (はなやか, hanayaka) is a JLPT N1 adjectival noun meaning “gay, showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 11
彼女は華やかな女性ですね。
She's a gorgeous woman.
華やかで，複雑である。
It’s colorful and complicated.
ショービジネスというのは本当に華やかだ。
Show business is really glamorous.
アカデミー授賞式は、ハリウッド最大の華やかな催しだ。
The Oscar ceremonies are Hollywood's biggest extravaganza.
「ついお宅のバラに見とれてしまってまして。本当に華やかですこと」「まあ、お上手ねえ。それはどうも」
"I was just admiring your roses. They're absolutely gorgeous." "Oh, I'm flattered. Thank you."
一方、それに反発するかのように金森宗和や小堀遠州はいくぶん華やかで伸びやかな茶を追求することになる。
On the other hand, Shigechika KANAMORI and Enshu KOBORI were pursuing a bit freer and more colorful and gorgeous tea ceremony style, as if they were acting against Sotan's behaviors.
肌着なのに、なぜ華やかにしたかはよく分かっていないが、襟と首の間から肌着が少し見えるから、という説がある。
It is unknown why they brightly colored their underwear, but according to opinion, this is because their underwear was slightly shown between the collar and the neck.
また、結び目１ｄも隠れて見えなくなり、金や銀で華やかなアクセサリーと鈴５がついた１本の輪ゴムのようになる。
The knot 1d also disappears from the view leaving an elastic band provided with a gorgeous accessory with gold and silver and a bell 5.
「嫁入り道具、行器、長持犬張子、小袖箪笥の幾さおも、命ながらへ居るならば、一世一度の送り物、五丁七丁続く程」の華やかにも悲しい床の浄瑠璃に合わせ、定高は雛鳥の首を雛人形とともに川に流し大判事に受け取らせる。
Sadaka floats the head of Hinagiku with Hina-ningyo (dolls and miniature instruments displayed at the Girls' Festival) in the river to send it to Daihanji, while gorgeous yet sad Joruri (dramatic narrative chanted to a shamisen accompaniment) is played on the musicians' stage; it chants, 'marriage furniture, food box, container, papier-mache dog, and many chests (these are all the instruments included in Hina-ningyo). If she was alive, they would have been real presents once in life, lined up for five or seven cho (distance unit; a cho is about 109 m).'
しかし｢東大寺要録」の版本や刊本には「媱行」と書かれているものが多く、「媱」の字には「肩を曲げて歩くさま」から転じて「見目良い」「美しく舞う」「戯れる」といった意味があるため、むしろ「浪費が激しく、豪華絢爛な交友や、万燈会などの華やかな催しを好んだ女性」とみるのが適切であろう。
However, in the printed editions of the Todaiji Yoroku it is often written as '婱行,' and since the character '婱' has meanings such as 'good-looking,' 'dancing beautifully,' and 'frolicking,' derived from 'walking with bent shoulders,' it would be more appropriate to regard her as 'a woman who spent extravagantly and loved luxurious company and splendid events such as the Manto-e.'
一方、同僚たちの妬みによって、辛い思いをした名古屋を去る時に作った端歌もの曲「捨扇」では、流麗な中に頻繁な転調や非常に凝った節付けの歌など、小品ながら侮りがたい作りで、作曲術の力量のほどが偲ばれるとともに、失意や悲しみがひしひしと感じられ、雅びな「千鳥の曲」や明るく華やかな「花の縁」などとはまた違った、吉沢の心の一面を垣間見ることができる。
On the other hand, the hauta 'Suteogi' (Discarded Fan), created when leaving Nagoya and its bad memories, is a piece which should not be underestimated regardless of its small size, with frequent flowing key changes and a melody with an extremely elaborate fushizuke (where the melody is fitted to the text), which as well as recalling his compositional skills, also acutely show disappointment and sadness and, thereby, an aspect of Yoshizawa's mind different from that of the elegant 'Chidori no Kyoku' and the bright, gorgeous 'Hana no Enishi.'