# しい
## Japanese
### Etymology 1

⟨siki$_1$⟩ → /sikʲi/ → /ɕiki/ → */ɕiɡi/ → */ɕiɣi/ → */ɕiji/ → /ɕi.i/
Developed from しき (-shiki), the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of adjectival suffix し (-shi).

#### Alternative forms

* C(しい) (shī) (slang)

#### Suffix

しい • (-shii)
* used to form adjectives from nouns, reduplications, or the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete form”) of verbs; an adjective derived by this suffix implies a thorough and certain possession of the quality of the suffixed term:
    from nouns: 大人(おとな) (otona, “adult”) + しい (shii) → おとなしい (otonashii, “quiet, gentle”)
    from verbs: 急(いそ)ぐ (isogu, “to rush, hurry”) + しい (shii) → 忙(いそが)しい (isogashii, “busy”)
    from Japanese original reduplications: 水(みず) (mizu, “water”) + 水(みず) (mizu) + しい (shii) → 瑞々(みずみず)しい (mizumizushii, “fresh, juicy”)
    from reduplications of Chinese origins: 騒(そう) (sō, “noise”) + 騒(そう) (sō) + しい (shii) → 騒々(そうぞう)しい (sōzōshii, “noisy”)

##### Conjugation

Stem forms :
| Imperfective (未然形) | しかろ | しかろ | -shikaro |
| Continuative (連用形) | しく | しく | -shiku |
| Terminal (終止形) | しい | しい | -shii |
| Attributive (連体形) | しい | しい | -shii |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | しけれ | しけれ | -shikere |
| Imperative (命令形) | しかれ | しかれ | -shikare |
| Key constructions ||||
| Informal negative | しくない | しくない | -shiku nai |
| Informal past | しかった | しかった | -shikatta |
| Informal negative past | しくなかった | しくなかった | -shiku nakatta |
| Formal | しいです | しいです | -shii desu |
| Formal negative | しくないです | しくないです | -shiku nai desu |
| Formal past | しかったです | しかったです | -shikatta desu |
| Formal negative past | しくなかったです | しくなかったです | -shiku nakatta desu |
| Conjunctive | しくて | しくて | -shikute |
| Conditional | しければ | しければ | -shikereba |
| Provisional | しかったら | しかったら | -shikattara |
| Volitional | しかろう | しかろう | -shikarō |
| Adverbial | しく | しく | -shiku |
| Degree | しさ | しさ | -shisa |

### Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entries. :
| 【四維】 | [noun] the four ordinal directions [noun] the four principles for the state |
| 【旨意】 | [noun] [from 1130] (uncommon) intent, intention, aim, purpose |
| 【恣意】 | [noun] arbitrariness |
(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.) :
(The following entries are uncreated: 尸位, 四夷, 四位, 四囲, 私意, 思惟, 施為, 徙移, 紫衣, 詩意, 緇衣.)

### Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entry. :
| 【尿】S | [noun] [late 1700s–???] (archaic, childish) urine |
(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.) :

### Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entry. :
| 【椎】S | [noun] chinquapin, a tree of the genus Castanopsis Alternative spelling シイ |
(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.) :

### Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entry. :
| 【志】5 | [proper noun] a female given name |
(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.) :

### Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of しい – see the following entry. :
| 【青】1 | [noun] (rare, archaic, mythology) a beast that looks like a weasel, and is said to have lived in present-day Fukuoka and Yamaguchi prefectures [noun] (rare, archaic, mythology) a beast that looks like a wolf, and is said to have appeared around Mount Yoshino Alternative spellings 𤯝, 眚 |
(This term, しい (shī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as しい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しい.) :