行使

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Chinese

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
 
to make; to cause; to enable
to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
 
simp. and trad.
(行使) 		行 使

Pronunciation

Verb

行使

  1. to exercise (one's power, authority etc.)
    行使特權／行使特权  ―  xíngshǐ tèquán  ―  to exercise a privilege
    行使監督權／行使监督权  ―  xíngshǐ jiāndūquán  ―  to exercise authority to supervise

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (行使):
  • → Japanese: 行使(こうし) (kōshi)
  • → Korean: 행사(行使) (haengsa)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行 使
こう
Grade: 2 		し
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

行(こう)使(し) • (kōshi) 

  1. the use of power or authority
    • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":
      合衆国(がっしゅうこく)は、この地域(ちいき)の住民(じゅうみん)に対(たい)する暴力(ぼうりょく)や弾圧(だんあつ)の行使(こうし)に反対(はんたい)する。
      Gasshūkoku wa, kono chiiki no jūmin ni taisuru bōryoku ya dan'atsu no kōshi ni hantai suru.
      The United States opposes the use of violence and repression against the people of the region.

Verb

行(こう)使(し)する • (kōshi suru) suru (stem 行(こう)使(し)し (kōshi shi), past 行(こう)使(し)した (kōshi shita))

  1. to use, exercise power or authority

Conjugation

Conjugation of "行使する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 行使し こうしし kōshi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 行使し こうしし kōshi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 行使する こうしする kōshi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 行使する こうしする kōshi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 行使すれ こうしすれ kōshi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 行使せよ¹
行使しろ² 		こうしせよ¹
こうししろ² 		kōshi seyo¹
kōshi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 行使される こうしされる kōshi sareru
Causative 行使させる
行使さす 		こうしさせる
こうしさす 		kōshi saseru
kōshi sasu
Potential 行使できる こうしできる kōshi dekiru
Volitional 行使しよう こうししよう kōshi shiyō
Negative 行使しない こうししない kōshi shinai
Negative continuative 行使せず こうしせず kōshi sezu
Formal 行使します こうしします kōshi shimasu
Perfective 行使した こうしした kōshi shita
Conjunctive 行使して こうしして kōshi shite
Hypothetical conditional 行使すれば こうしすれば kōshi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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