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Chinese
Pronunciation
Verb
克己
- to control one's desires; to practice self-restraint
Adjective
克己
- frugal; economical; thrifty
Synonyms
- 仔細／仔细 (zǐxì) (Northeastern Mandarin)
- 做人家 (Wu)
- 儉／俭 (jiǎn) (Hsinchu & Taichung Hokkien)
- 儉樸／俭朴 (jiǎnpǔ) (thrifty and simple)
- 儉省／俭省 (jiǎnshěng)
- 儉約／俭约 (jiǎnyuē) (literary)
- 刻苦 (kèkǔ)
- 抾拾 (Hokkien)
- 樸素／朴素 (pǔsù)
- 省儉／省俭 (shěngjiǎn)
- 節儉／节俭 (jiéjiǎn)
- 節省／节省 (jiéshěng)
- 節約／节约 (jiéyuē)
- 簡省／简省 (Hokkien)
- 粒積／粒积 (Hokkien)
- 𧺤儉／𧺤俭 (Hokkien)
Noun
克己
- self-control; self-restraint
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
克己 • (kokki) ←こくき (kokuki)?
- control of one's desires; self-restraint
Verb
克己する • (kokki suru) ←こくき (kokuki)?suru (stem 克己し (kokki shi), past 克己した (kokki shita))
- to control one's desires; to practice self-restraint
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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克己し
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こっきし
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kokki shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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克己し
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こっきし
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kokki shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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克己する
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こっきする
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kokki suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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克己する
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こっきする
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kokki suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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克己すれ
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こっきすれ
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kokki sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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克己せよ¹
克己しろ²
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こっきせよ¹
こっきしろ²
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kokki seyo¹
kokki shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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克己される
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こっきされる
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kokki sareru
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| Causative
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克己させる
克己さす
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こっきさせる
こっきさす
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kokki saseru
kokki sasu
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| Potential
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克己できる
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こっきできる
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kokki dekiru
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| Volitional
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克己しよう
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こっきしよう
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kokki shiyō
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| Negative
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克己しない
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こっきしない
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kokki shinai
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| Negative continuative
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克己せず
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こっきせず
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kokki sezu
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| Formal
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克己します
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こっきします
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kokki shimasu
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| Perfective
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克己した
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こっきした
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kokki shita
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| Conjunctive
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克己して
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こっきして
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kokki shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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克己すれば
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こっきすれば
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kokki sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Etymology 2
Proper noun
克己 • (Katsumi)
- a male given name
References
Korean
Noun
克己 • (geukgi) (hangeul 극기)
- hanja form? of 극기 (“self-control, self-restraint”)