無くす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
kun’yomi
See also 亡くす, and 失くす

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "無くす"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
無くす くす
Imperative (命令形) 無くせ くせ
Key constructions
Passive 無くされる くされる
Causative 無くさせる くさせる
Potential 無くせる くせる
Volitional 無くそう くそ
Negative 無くさない くさない
Negative perfective 無くさなかった くさなかった
Formal 無くします くしま
Perfective 無くした くした
Conjunctive 無くして くして
Hypothetical conditional 無くせば くせ

Verb

()くす (nakusutransitive godan (stem ()くし (nakushi), past ()くした (nakushita))

  1. to lose (something)
  2. to get rid of
  3. to lose (someone) (wife, child, etc.)

Conjugation