| knee | to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional | ||
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| trad. (膝行) | 膝 | 行 | |
| simp. #(膝行) | 膝 | 行 | |
膝行
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 膝 | 行 |
| しつ > しっ Grade: S |
こう Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | |
膝行する • (shikkō suru) suru (stem 膝行し (shikkō shi), past 膝行した (shikkō shita))
Sliding on one's knees without standing is a mark of humility. It is most often done before an altar or, historically, before a high-ranking nobleman or samurai.
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 膝行し | しっこうし | shikkō shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 膝行し | しっこうし | shikkō shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 膝行する | しっこうする | shikkō suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 膝行する | しっこうする | shikkō suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 膝行すれ | しっこうすれ | shikkō sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 膝行せよ¹ 膝行しろ² |
しっこうせよ¹ しっこうしろ² |
shikkō seyo¹ shikkō shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 膝行される | しっこうされる | shikkō sareru | |
| Causative | 膝行させる 膝行さす |
しっこうさせる しっこうさす |
shikkō saseru shikkō sasu | |
| Potential | 膝行できる | しっこうできる | shikkō dekiru | |
| Volitional | 膝行しよう | しっこうしよう | shikkō shiyō | |
| Negative | 膝行しない | しっこうしない | shikkō shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 膝行せず | しっこうせず | shikkō sezu | |
| Formal | 膝行します | しっこうします | shikkō shimasu | |
| Perfective | 膝行した | しっこうした | shikkō shita | |
| Conjunctive | 膝行して | しっこうして | shikkō shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 膝行すれば | しっこうすれば | shikkō sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||