覆面

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
覆 面
ふく
Grade: S 		めん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

覆(ふく)面(めん) • (fukumen) 

  1. mask (cover for the face)
  2. anonymous
    覆(ふく)面(めん)記(き)者(しゃ)
    fukumen kisha
    anonymous reporter

Verb

覆(ふく)面(めん)する • (fukumen suru) suru (stem 覆(ふく)面(めん)し (fukumen shi), past 覆(ふく)面(めん)した (fukumen shita))

  1. to be masked, to wear a mask

Conjugation

Conjugation of "覆面する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 覆面し ふくめんし fukumen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 覆面し ふくめんし fukumen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 覆面する ふくめんする fukumen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 覆面する ふくめんする fukumen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 覆面すれ ふくめんすれ fukumen sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 覆面せよ¹
覆面しろ² 		ふくめんせよ¹
ふくめんしろ² 		fukumen seyo¹
fukumen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 覆面される ふくめんされる fukumen sareru
Causative 覆面させる
覆面さす 		ふくめんさせる
ふくめんさす 		fukumen saseru
fukumen sasu
Potential 覆面できる ふくめんできる fukumen dekiru
Volitional 覆面しよう ふくめんしよう fukumen shiyō
Negative 覆面しない ふくめんしない fukumen shinai
Negative continuative 覆面せず ふくめんせず fukumen sezu
Formal 覆面します ふくめんします fukumen shimasu
Perfective 覆面した ふくめんした fukumen shita
Conjunctive 覆面して ふくめんして fukumen shite
Hypothetical conditional 覆面すれば ふくめんすれば fukumen sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

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