Illustration: In a Japanese hotel reception lounge before a wedding banquet, three guests greet one another amid abundant fresh flowers. One wears an elegant furisode with an elaborate obi, another a flowing formal dress, and the third a carefully tailored suit with a floral boutonniere.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

華はなやか

hanayaka

gorgeous, glamorous

Example sentences

  1. ショービジネスというのは本当ほんとうに華はなやかだ。

    Show business is really glamorous.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. アカデミー授賞式じゅしょうしきは、ハリウッド最大さいだいの華はなやかな催もよおしだ。

    The Oscar ceremonies are Hollywood’s biggest extravaganza.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 「ついお宅たくのバラに見みとれてしまってまして。本当ほんとうに華はなやかですこと」「まあ、お上手じょうずねえ。それはどうも」

    "I was just admiring your roses. They’re absolutely gorgeous." "Oh, I’m flattered. Thank you."

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 華

  • 華splendor; flowerOnカ・ケKunはな

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