愛撫

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See also: 爱抚

Chinese

to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 
 to comfort; touch gently with hand
trad. (愛撫) 愛 撫
simp. (爱抚) 爱 抚
anagram 撫愛／抚爱
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Pronunciation

Verb

愛撫

  1. to show tender care for
  2. to caress

Noun

愛撫

  1. caress

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛 撫
あい
Grade: 4 		ぶ
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi kan'yōon
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Etymology

Middle Chinese 愛撫

Pronunciation

Noun

愛(あい)撫(ぶ) • (aibu) 

  1. a caress

Verb

愛(あい)撫(ぶ)する • (aibu suru) transitive suru (stem 愛(あい)撫(ぶ)し (aibu shi), past 愛(あい)撫(ぶ)した (aibu shita))

  1. caress, pet
    • 1949, 豊島与志雄, 山上湖:
      平(ひら)田(た)にしても、妻(さい)子(し)がありながら、私(わたし)をあんなに熱(ねつ)烈(れつ)に愛(あい)撫(ぶ)した。
      Hirata ni shite mo, saishi ga ari nagara, watashi o anna ni netsuretsu ni aibu shita.
      Hirata caressed me that passionately even though he has a wife and children.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "愛撫する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 愛撫し あいぶし aibu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 愛撫し あいぶし aibu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 愛撫する あいぶする aibu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 愛撫する あいぶする aibu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 愛撫すれ あいぶすれ aibu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 愛撫せよ¹
愛撫しろ² 		あいぶせよ¹
あいぶしろ² 		aibu seyo¹
aibu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 愛撫される あいぶされる aibu sareru
Causative 愛撫させる
愛撫さす 		あいぶさせる
あいぶさす 		aibu saseru
aibu sasu
Potential 愛撫できる あいぶできる aibu dekiru
Volitional 愛撫しよう あいぶしよう aibu shiyō
Negative 愛撫しない あいぶしない aibu shinai
Negative continuative 愛撫せず あいぶせず aibu sezu
Formal 愛撫します あいぶします aibu shimasu
Perfective 愛撫した あいぶした aibu shita
Conjunctive 愛撫して あいぶして aibu shite
Hypothetical conditional 愛撫すれば あいぶすれば aibu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
愛撫

Noun

愛撫 • (aemu) (hangeul 애무)

  1. hanja form? of 애무 (“caress”)
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