聞こゆ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
聞
き
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

⟨ki1ka yu⟩ → ⟨ki1ko2yu⟩ → */kʲikəju/ → /kikoju/

From Old Japanese. Cognate with Kunigami ひかーりん (hikaːrin) ～ しかーりん (ɕikaːriɴ), Okinawan ちくぃーゆん (tɕikwiːyuɴ), Miyako きぅかいいぅ (kɿkaiɿ). Classical form of Modern Japanese 聞こえる (kikoeru).

Derived from the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of 聞く (kiku, “to hear, listen”) kika + ゆ (-yu, attributive suffix).[1][2]

Verb

聞(き)こゆ • (kikoyu) intransitive †nidan

  1. (archaic) to be heard
  2. (archaic) to be audible
  3. (archaic, humble) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Synonyms: 申す (mōsu), 申し上げる (mōshiageru)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "聞こゆ" (ヤ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 聞こえ きこえ kikoe
Continuative (連用形) 聞こえ きこえ kikoe
Terminal (終止形) 聞こゆ きこゆ kikoyu
Attributive (連体形) 聞こゆる きこゆる kikoyuru
Realis (已然形) 聞こゆれ きこゆれ kikoyure
Imperative (命令形) 聞こえよ きこえよ kikoeyo
Key constructions
Negative 聞こえず きこえず kikoezu
Contrasting conjunction 聞こゆれど きこゆれど kikoyuredo
Causal conjunction 聞こゆれば きこゆれば kikoyureba
Conditional conjunction 聞こえば きこえば kikoeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 聞こえき きこえき kikoeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 聞こえけり きこえけり kikoekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 聞こえつ きこえつ kikoetu
Perfect tense (natural event) 聞こえぬ きこえぬ kikoenu
Perfect-continuative tense 聞こえたり きこえたり kikoetari
Volitional 聞こえむ きこえむ kikoemu

Derived terms

Derived terms

Proverbs

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Old Japanese

Etymology

Derived from the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of 聞く (ki1ku, “to hear, listen”) ki1ka + ゆ (-yu, attributive suffix).

Verb

聞こゆ (ki1ko2yu) (kana きこゆ)

  1. to be heard
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 14, poem 3438:
      , text here
      都武賀野尓須受我於等伎許由可牟思太能等能乃奈可知師登我里須良思母
      Tumugano1 ni suzu ga oto2 ki1ko2yu Kamusida no2 to2no2 no2 nakati si to2gari sura simo
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "聞こゆ" (ヤ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 聞こえ きこえ kikoe
Continuative (連用形) 聞こえ きこえ kikoe
Terminal (終止形) 聞こゆ きこゆ kikoyu
Attributive (連体形) 聞こゆる きこゆる kikoyuru
Realis (已然形) 聞こゆれ きこゆれ kikoyure
Imperative (命令形) 聞こえよ きこえよ kikoeyo
Key constructions
Negative 聞こえず きこえず kikoezu
Contrasting conjunction 聞こゆれど きこゆれど kikoyuredo
Causal conjunction 聞こゆれば きこゆれば kikoyureba
Conditional conjunction 聞こえば きこえば kikoeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 聞こえき きこえき kikoeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 聞こえけり きこえけり kikoekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 聞こえつ きこえつ kikoetu
Perfect tense (natural event) 聞こえぬ きこえぬ kikoenu
Perfect-continuative tense 聞こえたり きこえたり kikoetari
Volitional 聞こえむ きこえむ kikoemu

Descendants

  • Japanese: 聞こゆ (kikoyu)
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