華麗

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 華麗 is read かれい and describes striking beauty or splendor.
• Basic usage: It can describe motion as well as appearance, such as a dancer's movements or palace decorations.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• な and に
  • 華麗な装飾 describes a quality of the decorations, while 華麗に回転した describes how the dancer spun. Use な before a noun and に to modify a verb.
• Compared with 豪華
  • 豪華 readily suggests lavish scale, materials, or presentation. 華麗 also suits beautiful movement, so it can focus on visual impact rather than expense or abundance.