俯仰

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Chinese

look down; stoop look up
simp. and trad.
(俯仰) 		俯 仰
alternative forms 俛仰／俯仰

Pronunciation

Noun

俯仰

  1. bending or lifting of the head; simple move or action
  2. (figurative) instant; twinkling of an eye

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
俯 仰
ふ
Hyōgai 		ぎょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

俯(ふ)仰(ぎょう) • (fugyō) 

  1. looking up and down
  2. obliging

Derived terms

Verb

俯(ふ)仰(ぎょう)する • (fugyō suru) suru (stem 俯(ふ)仰(ぎょう)し (fugyō shi), past 俯(ふ)仰(ぎょう)した (fugyō shita))

  1. to look up and down
  2. to oblige

Conjugation

Conjugation of "俯仰する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 俯仰し ふぎょうし fugyō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 俯仰し ふぎょうし fugyō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 俯仰する ふぎょうする fugyō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 俯仰する ふぎょうする fugyō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 俯仰すれ ふぎょうすれ fugyō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 俯仰せよ¹
俯仰しろ² 		ふぎょうせよ¹
ふぎょうしろ² 		fugyō seyo¹
fugyō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 俯仰される ふぎょうされる fugyō sareru
Causative 俯仰させる
俯仰さす 		ふぎょうさせる
ふぎょうさす 		fugyō saseru
fugyō sasu
Potential 俯仰できる ふぎょうできる fugyō dekiru
Volitional 俯仰しよう ふぎょうしよう fugyō shiyō
Negative 俯仰しない ふぎょうしない fugyō shinai
Negative continuative 俯仰せず ふぎょうせず fugyō sezu
Formal 俯仰します ふぎょうします fugyō shimasu
Perfective 俯仰した ふぎょうした fugyō shita
Conjunctive 俯仰して ふぎょうして fugyō shite
Hypothetical conditional 俯仰すれば ふぎょうすれば fugyō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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