Japanese

Noun

しい ‎(romaji shī)

1. 尿: urine
2. 椎: any tree of the genus Castanopsis

Noun

しい ‎(romaji shii)

1. 尸位:
2. 四夷:
3. 四位:
4. 四囲:
5. 四維:
6. 旨意:
7. 私意:
8. 思惟:
9. 施為:
10. 恣意, 肆意:
11. 徙移:
12. 紫衣:
13. 詩意:
14. 緇衣:

Suffix

しい ‎(romaji -shii)

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, reduplications or imperfective form of verbs. An adjective derived by this suffix implies a thorough and certain possession of the quality of that noun.

   From nouns;おとな+しい=おとなしい It means "quiet", "gentle".

   From verbs;いそが+しい=いそがしい It means "busy".

   From Japanese original reduplications;2×みず+しい=みずみずしい It mean "fresh","juicy".

   From reduplication of Chinese origins;2×騒(そう)+しい=騒々しい(そうぞうしい) It mean "noisy".

Derived terms

Verb

しいする ‎(romaji shī suru)

1. 四囲:
2. 思惟: