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素敵 [ateji/ichi1,news1,nf15] ；素適 [ateji,rK] ；素的 [rK]
【すてき [ichi1,news1,nf15] ；ステキ [sk] 】

[adj-na]
▶ lovely
▶ wonderful
▶ charming
▶ enchanting
▶ nice
▶ great
▶ splendid
▶ marvellous (marvelous)
▶ fantastic
▶ superb

History:

11.	A 2025-07-04 04:36:07 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
10.	A* 2025-06-26 18:08:58
	Comments:	I think these synonyms should be included, they sound a little better when speaking of people or scenery.
	Diff:	@@ -33,0 +34,2 @@ +<gloss>charming</gloss> +<gloss>enchanting</gloss> @@ -37 +39 @@ -<gloss>marvellous</gloss> +<gloss>marvellous (marvelous)</gloss>
9.	A 2024-09-29 05:29:13 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
8.	A* 2024-09-29 01:09:12 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	gg5, prog, luminous 素敵 24,808,992 74.8% 素適 83,281 0.3% 素的 19,573 0.1% すてき 3,141,293 9.5% ステキ 5,096,906 15.4%
	Diff:	@@ -13,0 +14 @@ +<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf> @@ -16,0 +18 @@ +<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf> @@ -26 +28 @@ -<re_nokanji/> +<re_inf>&sk;</re_inf> @@ -33,0 +36,2 @@ +<gloss>splendid</gloss> +<gloss>marvellous</gloss> @@ -36 +39,0 @@ -<gloss>cool</gloss>
7.	A 2021-09-03 04:01:11 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Koj: 「素敵」は当て字。「素的」「素適」とも書く。テキは接尾語
	Comments:	Yes, the kokugos only have 素敵 as ateji. I'd leave it on 素適 too.
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6.	A* 2021-09-02 13:36:09 Nicolas Maia
	Refs:	https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/素敵
	Comments:	素的 doesn't seem to be ateji.
	Diff:	@@ -17 +16,0 @@ -<ke_inf>&ateji;</ke_inf>
5.	A 2019-08-20 23:34:33 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	素敵 24808992 素適 83281 素的 19573 すてき 3141293 ステキ 5096906
	Diff:	@@ -24,0 +25,4 @@ +<r_ele> +<reb>ステキ</reb> +<re_nokanji/> +</r_ele>
4.	A 2018-03-23 23:12:20 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3.	A* 2018-03-23 18:48:57 Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	gg5 G n-grams: 素敵 24808992 すてき 3141293 素適 83281 素的 19573
	Comments:	improving the glosses ("dreamy" seems a bit off) reordering
	Diff:	@@ -12 +12 @@ -<keb>素的</keb> +<keb>素適</keb> @@ -16 +16 @@ -<keb>素適</keb> +<keb>素的</keb> @@ -28,2 +28,2 @@ -<gloss>dreamy</gloss> -<gloss>beautiful</gloss> +<gloss>wonderful</gloss> +<gloss>nice</gloss> @@ -34 +33,0 @@ -<gloss>capital</gloss>
2.	A 2011-03-09 22:22:30 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Daijirin, Koj
	Diff:	@@ -6,0 +6,1 @@ +<ke_inf>&ateji;</ke_inf> @@ -12,0 +13,1 @@ +<ke_inf>&ateji;</ke_inf> @@ -15,0 +17,1 @@ +<ke_inf>&ateji;</ke_inf>
1.	A* 2011-03-09 14:33:21
	Comments:	Suggested enhancement. Where the connection between the kanji and the meaning is very non-obvious (and the kanji are not purely phonetic), it would be a nice enhancement to explain the etymology. For example, in this case, how does 素 + 敵 come to mean "lovely"? (I'm assuming it's not just phonetic, otherwise it would be marked "ateji", right?)

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