| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 畏 |
| かしこ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
Derived from classical verb 畏む (kashikomu), itself apparently a back-formation from 畏み (kashikomi), from the kashiko stem of adjective 畏い (kashikoi, “dreadful, terrible, awesome”) + nominalizing suffix み (mi, indicating appearance or state).[1][2]
The meaning of the adjective evolved from dreadful to awesome to worthy of respect;[1] compare the shades in meaning in English awful and awesome. The meaning of the verb kashikomaru similarly shifted from to be impressed by something as dreadful to to be impressed by something as worthy of deep respect.
畏まる • (kashikomaru) intransitive godan (stem 畏まり (kashikomari), past 畏まった (kashikomatta))
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 畏まら | かしこまら | kashikomara |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 畏まり | かしこまり | kashikomari |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 畏まる | かしこまる | kashikomaru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 畏まる | かしこまる | kashikomaru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 畏まれ | かしこまれ | kashikomare |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 畏まれ | かしこまれ | kashikomare |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 畏まられる | かしこまられる | kashikomarareru |
| Causative | 畏まらせる 畏まらす |
かしこまらせる かしこまらす |
kashikomaraseru kashikomarasu |
| Potential | 畏まれる | かしこまれる | kashikomareru |
| Volitional | 畏まろう | かしこまろう | kashikomarō |
| Negative | 畏まらない | かしこまらない | kashikomaranai |
| Negative continuative | 畏まらず | かしこまらず | kashikomarazu |
| Formal | 畏まります | かしこまります | kashikomarimasu |
| Perfective | 畏まった | かしこまった | kashikomatta |
| Conjunctive | 畏まって | かしこまって | kashikomatte |
| Hypothetical conditional | 畏まれば | かしこまれば | kashikomareba |