透く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
透
す
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

透(す)く • (suku) godan (stem 透(す)き (suki), past 透(す)いた (suita))

  1. to be transparent, can be seen through (such as thin, sparse objects such as a fence)
  2. to be or become thin and sparse
  3. to make a room or gap in between objects

Conjugation

Conjugation of "透く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 透か すか suka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 透き すき suki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 透く すく suku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 透く すく suku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 透け すけ suke
Meireikei ("imperative") 透け すけ suke
Key constructions
Passive 透かれる すかれる sukareru
Causative 透かせる
透かす 		すかせる
すかす 		sukaseru
sukasu
Potential 透ける すける sukeru
Volitional 透こう すこう sukō
Negative 透かない すかない sukanai
Negative continuative 透かず すかず sukazu
Formal 透きます すきます sukimasu
Perfective 透いた すいた suita
Conjunctive 透いて すいて suite
Hypothetical conditional 透けば すけば sukeba

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “す・く 【透・空】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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