炫耀

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Chinese

dazzle; to show off brilliant; glorious
trad. (炫耀) 炫 耀
simp. #(炫耀) 炫 耀
alternative forms 眩耀
衒耀

Pronunciation

Verb

炫耀

  1. to dazzle; to be dazzling
  2. to show off; to make a display of; to flaunt

Synonyms

  • (to dazzle):
  • (to show off):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
炫 耀
げん
Hyōgai 		よう
Jinmeiyō
goon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
炫燿

Pronunciation

Noun

炫(げん)耀(よう) • (gen'yō) ←げんえう (gen'eu)?

  1. (literary) sparkling

Verb

炫(げん)耀(よう)する • (gen'yō suru) ←げんえう (gen'eu)?intransitive suru (stem 炫(げん)耀(よう)し (gen'yō shi), past 炫(げん)耀(よう)した (gen'yō shita))

  1. (literary) to sparkle

Conjugation

Conjugation of "炫耀する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 炫耀し げんようし gen'yō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 炫耀し げんようし gen'yō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 炫耀する げんようする gen'yō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 炫耀する げんようする gen'yō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 炫耀すれ げんようすれ gen'yō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 炫耀せよ¹
炫耀しろ² 		げんようせよ¹
げんようしろ² 		gen'yō seyo¹
gen'yō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 炫耀される げんようされる gen'yō sareru
Causative 炫耀させる
炫耀さす 		げんようさせる
げんようさす 		gen'yō saseru
gen'yō sasu
Potential 炫耀できる げんようできる gen'yō dekiru
Volitional 炫耀しよう げんようしよう gen'yō shiyō
Negative 炫耀しない げんようしない gen'yō shinai
Negative continuative 炫耀せず げんようせず gen'yō sezu
Formal 炫耀します げんようします gen'yō shimasu
Perfective 炫耀した げんようした gen'yō shita
Conjunctive 炫耀して げんようして gen'yō shite
Hypothetical conditional 炫耀すれば げんようすれば gen'yō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

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