履く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
履
は
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
穿く
佩く
帯く

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "履く"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		履く はく
Imperative (命令形) 履け はけ
Key constructions
Passive 履かれる はかれる
Causative 履かせる はかせる
Potential 履ける はける
Volitional 履こう はこ​ー
Negative 履かない はかない
Negative perfective 履かなかった はかな​かった
Formal 履きます はきま​す
Perfective 履いた はいた
Conjunctive 履いて はいて
Hypothetical conditional 履けば はけ​ば

Verb

履(は)く • (haku) godan (stem 履(は)き (haki), past 履(は)いた (haita))

  1. to wear (shoes, pants, or other items below the waist)
    タイツを履(は)く
    taitsu o haku
    to wear tights

Usage notes

The form with this kanji usually refers to wearing footwear. 穿く refers to wearing clothing, and 佩く and 帯く refer to wearing weapons like swords or arrows.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "履く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 履か はか haka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 履き はき haki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 履く はく haku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 履く はく haku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 履け はけ hake
Meireikei ("imperative") 履け はけ hake
Key constructions
Passive 履かれる はかれる hakareru
Causative 履かせる
履かす 		はかせる
はかす 		hakaseru
hakasu
Potential 履ける はける hakeru
Volitional 履こう はこう hakō
Negative 履かない はかない hakanai
Negative continuative 履かず はかず hakazu
Formal 履きます はきます hakimasu
Perfective 履いた はいた haita
Conjunctive 履いて はいて haite
Hypothetical conditional 履けば はけば hakeba

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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