回鯉

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
回 鯉
かい
Grade: 2 		り
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

回(かい) (kai, “return”) + 鯉(り) (ri, “letter”). See the Chinese entry 雙鯉魚／双鲤鱼 (shuānglǐyú) for the figurative use of 鯉(り) (ri, literally “carp”).

Pronunciation

Noun

回(かい)鯉(り) • (kairi) 

  1. (poetic, rare) a return letter, a written reply

Synonyms

Verb

回(かい)鯉(り)する • (kairi suru) suru (stem 回(かい)鯉(り)し (kairi shi), past 回(かい)鯉(り)した (kairi shita))

  1. (poetic, rare) to send a return letter, to reply in writing

Conjugation

Conjugation of "回鯉する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 回鯉し かいりし kairi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 回鯉し かいりし kairi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 回鯉する かいりする kairi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 回鯉する かいりする kairi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 回鯉すれ かいりすれ kairi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 回鯉せよ¹
回鯉しろ² 		かいりせよ¹
かいりしろ² 		kairi seyo¹
kairi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 回鯉される かいりされる kairi sareru
Causative 回鯉させる
回鯉さす 		かいりさせる
かいりさす 		kairi saseru
kairi sasu
Potential 回鯉できる かいりできる kairi dekiru
Volitional 回鯉しよう かいりしよう kairi shiyō
Negative 回鯉しない かいりしない kairi shinai
Negative continuative 回鯉せず かいりせず kairi sezu
Formal 回鯉します かいりします kairi shimasu
Perfective 回鯉した かいりした kairi shita
Conjunctive 回鯉して かいりして kairi shite
Hypothetical conditional 回鯉すれば かいりすれば kairi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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