華美 (kabi)

pomp, splendor, gaudiness

  • JLPT N1
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Meaning

華美 (かび, kabi) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “pomp, splendor, gaudiness”.

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Example sentences 5

しかし保守的な武士からは絵画的で華美な刃文で退廃的だと忌避されるものもあった。

However, conservative samurai avoided some of them because they thought those swords looked decadent with the picturesque and ornate Hamon (blade pattern).

結婚けっこんのち、アランは かびだらけの ちいさいアパートを て、 生活せいかつ華美かびながれた。

After his wedding, Alain left his small, moldy apartment and led an extravagant life.「

家斉の治世は、はじめ質素倹約の政策が引き継がれたが、貨幣悪鋳による出目の収益で幕府財政が一旦潤うと、大奥での華美な生活に流れ、幕政は放漫経営に陥った。

At the beginning of Ienari's government, the policy of simple and frugal life was succeeded, but when the finance of the shogunate government recovered temporarily by minting new currency with low content of gold and silver, which brought profit margin to the government, administration fell into a lax management at an extravagant expense of the harem (ooku).a)

華美を好むあまりに身内の眉をひそめさせることもあった妍子だが、亡くなる間際に身を清め、正式な受戒を済ませての潔い臨終であり、道長は末娘嬉子に続く次女の死に「老いた父母を置いてどこへ行かれるのか、私達も供をさせてくれ」と泣いて取り縋ったと伝えられる。

Even though Kenshi was frowned upon by her relatives for her lavishness, she underwent a purification of her body and a formal Buddhist service just before her death as Michinaga clung to her and mourned 'Where are you going, leaving behind old parents? Please let me accompany you" for the death of his second daughter following that of his youngest daughter Kishi.'