勝る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
まさ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
優る

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「勝る
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
勝る
さる

Imperative (命令形) 勝れ
され

Key constructions
Passive 勝られる さられ
さられる

Causative 勝らせる さらせ
さらせる

Potential - - -
Volitional 勝ろう さろ
Negative 勝らない さらない
さらない

Negative perfective 勝らなかった さらなかった
さらなかった

Formal 勝ります さりま
Perfective 勝った った
さった

Conjunctive 勝って って
さって

Hypothetical conditional 勝れば れば
され

Verb

(まさ) (masaruintransitive godan (stem (まさ) (masari), past (まさ)った (masatta))

  1. be superior to; excel; surpass; rival
    • 190506, Natsume Sōseki, I Am a Cat (text here):
      ()といい毛並(けなみ)といい(かお)造作(ぞうさく)といいあえて(ほか)(ねこ)(まさ)とは(けっ)して(おも)っておらん。
      Se to ii kenami to ii kao no zōsaku to ii aete hoka no neko ni masaru to wa kesshite omotte oran.
      I would hardly presume to imagine that my back, the lie of my fur, or my facial features rival those of other cats.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN