擬人化
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See also: 拟人化
Chinese
| personification; anthropomorphism | to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (擬人化) | 擬人 | 化 | |
| simp. (拟人化) | 拟人 | 化 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nǐrénhuà
- Wade–Giles: ni3-jên2-hua4
- Yale: nǐ-rén-hwà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niirenhuah
- Palladius: нижэньхуа (nižɛnʹxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji5 jan4 faa3
- Yale: yíh yàhn fa
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji5 jan4 faa3
- Guangdong Romanization: yi5 yen4 fa3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː¹³ jɐn²¹ faː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
擬人化
- to personify; to anthropomorphize
Synonyms
- 人格化 (réngéhuà)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 擬 | 人 | 化 |
| ぎ Grade: S |
じん Grade: 1 |
か Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | ||
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
- anthropomorphization, personification: transformation of a non-humanoid being into a humanoid, or depiction as such
- the humanoid such produced
Verb
擬人化する • (gijinka suru) suru (stem 擬人化し (gijinka shi), past 擬人化した (gijinka shita))
Conjugation
Conjugation of "擬人化する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 擬人化し | ぎじんかし | gijinka shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 擬人化し | ぎじんかし | gijinka shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 擬人化する | ぎじんかする | gijinka suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 擬人化する | ぎじんかする | gijinka suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 擬人化すれ | ぎじんかすれ | gijinka sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 擬人化せよ¹ 擬人化しろ² |
ぎじんかせよ¹ ぎじんかしろ² |
gijinka seyo¹ gijinka shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 擬人化される | ぎじんかされる | gijinka sareru | |
| Causative | 擬人化させる 擬人化さす |
ぎじんかさせる ぎじんかさす |
gijinka saseru gijinka sasu | |
| Potential | 擬人化できる | ぎじんかできる | gijinka dekiru | |
| Volitional | 擬人化しよう | ぎじんかしよう | gijinka shiyō | |
| Negative | 擬人化しない | ぎじんかしない | gijinka shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 擬人化せず | ぎじんかせず | gijinka sezu | |
| Formal | 擬人化します | ぎじんかします | gijinka shimasu | |
| Perfective | 擬人化した | ぎじんかした | gijinka shita | |
| Conjunctive | 擬人化して | ぎじんかして | gijinka shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 擬人化すれば | ぎじんかすれば | gijinka sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Descendants
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 擬 | 人 | 化 |