叩頭

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See also: 叩头

Chinese

knock head; (noun suffix)
trad. (叩頭) 叩 頭
simp. (叩头) 叩 头
alternative forms 扣頭／扣头
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Pronunciation

Verb

叩頭

  1. to kowtow; to kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground
  2. to bow very deeply
  3. (figurative) to act in a very submissive manner

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Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (叩頭):

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
叩 頭
こう
Hyōgaiji 		とう
Grade: 2
kan’on
 叩頭 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

叩(こう)頭(とう) • (kōtō) ←こうとう (koutou)?

  1. a kowtow, a deep bow so low that one's head touches the ground in Chinese culture
    Synonym: 叩首 (kōshu)

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

Verb

叩(こう)頭(とう)する • (kōtō suru) ←こうとう (koutou)?intransitive suru (stem 叩(こう)頭(とう)し (kōtō shi), past 叩(こう)頭(とう)した (kōtō shita))

  1. kowtow, make a very deep bow such that one's head touches the ground in Chinese culture
    Synonym: 叩首する (kōshu suru)

Conjugation

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

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
叩頭

Noun

叩頭 • (godu) (hangeul 고두)

  1. Hanja form? of 고두 (“kowtow”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
叩頭

Verb

叩頭

  1. chữ Hán form of khấu đầu (“to kowtow”).
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