生息

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Chinese

to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
rest; news; interest
rest; news; interest; breath
 
simp. and trad.
(生息) 		生 息

Pronunciation

Verb

生息

  1. to inhabit; to live in (a habitat)
  2. to breed; to reproduce; to propagate; to multiply
  3. (finance) to bear interest
    生息資本／生息资本  ―  shēngxī zīběn  ―  interest-bearing capital

Synonyms

  • (to inhabit):
  • (to breed):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生 息
せい
Grade: 1 		そく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
棲息

Etymology

生 is a daiyōji replacing 棲.

Noun

生(せい)息(そく) • (seisoku) 

  1. habitation

Verb

生(せい)息(そく)する • (seisoku suru) suru (stem 生(せい)息(そく)し (seisoku shi), past 生(せい)息(そく)した (seisoku shita))

  1. to inhabit, to live in (a habitat)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "生息する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 生息し せいそくし seisoku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 生息し せいそくし seisoku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 生息する せいそくする seisoku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 生息する せいそくする seisoku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 生息すれ せいそくすれ seisoku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 生息せよ¹
生息しろ² 		せいそくせよ¹
せいそくしろ² 		seisoku seyo¹
seisoku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 生息される せいそくされる seisoku sareru
Causative 生息させる
生息さす 		せいそくさせる
せいそくさす 		seisoku saseru
seisoku sasu
Potential 生息できる せいそくできる seisoku dekiru
Volitional 生息しよう せいそくしよう seisoku shiyō
Negative 生息しない せいそくしない seisoku shinai
Negative continuative 生息せず せいそくせず seisoku sezu
Formal 生息します せいそくします seisoku shimasu
Perfective 生息した せいそくした seisoku shita
Conjunctive 生息して せいそくして seisoku shite
Hypothetical conditional 生息すれば せいそくすれば seisoku sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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