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Japanese
Etymology
Possibly from 北叟 (hokuso, alteration from 北叟 (hokusou)) + 笑む (emu, “to smile”). Alternatively, 北叟 may be ateji (当て字).
Pronunciation
Verb
ほくそえむ • (hokusoemu) ←ほくそゑむ (fokusowemu)?intransitive godan (stem ほくそえみ (hokusoemi), past ほくそえんだ (hokusoenda))
- to gloat, chuckle
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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ほくそえま
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hokusoema
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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ほくそえみ
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hokusoemi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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ほくそえむ
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hokusoemu
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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ほくそえむ
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hokusoemu
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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ほくそえめ
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hokusoeme
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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ほくそえめ
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hokusoeme
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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ほくそえまれる
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hokusoemareru
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| Causative
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ほくそえませる
ほくそえます
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hokusoemaseru
hokusoemasu
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| Potential
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ほくそえめる
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hokusoemeru
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| Volitional
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ほくそえもう
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hokusoemō
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| Negative
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ほくそえまない
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hokusoemanai
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| Negative continuative
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ほくそえまず
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hokusoemazu
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| Formal
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ほくそえみます
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hokusoemimasu
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| Perfective
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ほくそえんだ
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hokusoenda
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| Conjunctive
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ほくそえんで
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hokusoende
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| Hypothetical conditional
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ほくそえめば
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hokusoemeba
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References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN