華々しい

はなばなしい · hanabanashii · JLPT N1 · i-adj

brilliant

🌸🎆 華 (flower) + 々 (repeat mark) = flower upon flower: dazzling, spectacular

々 repeats the kanji before it, so 華々 is flower upon flower. Blossoms stacked on blossoms means something splendid and showy.

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