摂生

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
摂 生
せつ > せっ
Grade: S 		せい
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
攝生 (kyūjitai)

Noun

摂(せっ)生(せい) • (sessei) 

  1. maintenance of health through caution in one's diet

Synonyms

Verb

摂(せっ)生(せい)する • (sessei suru) suru (stem 摂(せっ)生(せい)し (sessei shi), past 摂(せっ)生(せい)した (sessei shita))

  1. to watch one's diet to be careful about health

Conjugation

Conjugation of "摂生する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 摂生し せっせいし sessei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 摂生し せっせいし sessei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 摂生する せっせいする sessei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 摂生する せっせいする sessei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 摂生すれ せっせいすれ sessei sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 摂生せよ¹
摂生しろ² 		せっせいせよ¹
せっせいしろ² 		sessei seyo¹
sessei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 摂生される せっせいされる sessei sareru
Causative 摂生させる
摂生さす 		せっせいさせる
せっせいさす 		sessei saseru
sessei sasu
Potential 摂生できる せっせいできる sessei dekiru
Volitional 摂生しよう せっせいしよう sessei shiyō
Negative 摂生しない せっせいしない sessei shinai
Negative continuative 摂生せず せっせいせず sessei sezu
Formal 摂生します せっせいします sessei shimasu
Perfective 摂生した せっせいした sessei shita
Conjunctive 摂生して せっせいして sessei shite
Hypothetical conditional 摂生すれば せっせいすれば sessei sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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