~さ (adjective nominalizer)

grammar

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The suffix ~さ attached to an adjective stem to form an abstract quality noun: 美しさ ('beauty' from 美しい), 寒さ ('coldness' from 寒い), 嬉しさ ('joy' from 嬉しい), 恐ろしさ ('terror' from 恐ろしい). Productive across both i- and na-adjectives.

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