献身
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See also: 獻身
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 献身 – see 獻身 (“to devote oneself; to commit oneself; to sacrifice one's life; to lay down one's life”). (This term is the simplified form of 獻身). |
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 献 | 身 |
| けん Grade: S |
しん Grade: 3 |
| kan'on | on'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 獻身 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
献身 • (kenshin) ←けんしん (kensin)?
Derived terms
- 献身的 (kenshinteki)
Verb
献身する • (kenshin suru) ←けんしん (kensin)?intransitive suru (stem 献身し (kenshin shi), past 献身した (kenshin shita))
- to devote oneself to
Conjugation
Conjugation of "献身する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 献身し | けんしんし | kenshin shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 献身し | けんしんし | kenshin shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 献身する | けんしんする | kenshin suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 献身する | けんしんする | kenshin suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 献身すれ | けんしんすれ | kenshin sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 献身せよ¹ 献身しろ² |
けんしんせよ¹ けんしんしろ² |
kenshin seyo¹ kenshin shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 献身される | けんしんされる | kenshin sareru | |
| Causative | 献身させる 献身さす |
けんしんさせる けんしんさす |
kenshin saseru kenshin sasu | |
| Potential | 献身できる | けんしんできる | kenshin dekiru | |
| Volitional | 献身しよう | けんしんしよう | kenshin shiyō | |
| Negative | 献身しない | けんしんしない | kenshin shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 献身せず | けんしんせず | kenshin sezu | |
| Formal | 献身します | けんしんします | kenshin shimasu | |
| Perfective | 献身した | けんしんした | kenshin shita | |
| Conjunctive | 献身して | けんしんして | kenshin shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 献身すれば | けんしんすれば | kenshin sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN