素晴らしい

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 素晴らしい景色ですね。▶ —
   What a wonderful view.
2. 素晴らしい仕事でした。▶ —
   That was excellent work.

Collocations

Mnemonic

素晴らしい subarashii — i-adjective "wonderful / superb". Kanji "core (素) + clear-sky (晴)" → literal "essentially radiant". A formal-register praise word: 素晴らしい仕事 (excellent work), 素晴らしい人 (a wonderful person). Casual counterparts: すごい (sugoi), やばい (yabai, slang). Register choice — business → 素晴らしい, friends → すごい, social media → やばい — instantly signals the speaker's social positioning. Praise vocabulary register awareness is a watershed of naturalness.

Quick check

1. Best word to praise a colleague's work in a business email?

   • 素晴らしい (formal, polite)
   • すごい (casual)
   • やばい (slang)
   • まずい (negative)