都合

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Chinese

 
metropolis; capital city; all
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
 
to close; to gather; to join
to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together
simp. and trad.
(都合) 		都 合

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 都(つ)合(ごう) (tsugō, “convenience”).

Pronunciation

Noun

都合

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) favorable alignment of circumstances (such as time and place)

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
都 合
つ
Grade: 3 		ごう
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
都合 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

      • The noun and verb have pitch accent 0 (平板型), while the adverb has pitch accent 1 (頭高型).

Noun

都(つ)合(ごう) • (tsugō) ←つがふ (tugafu)?

  1. convenience
    明日(あした)は都(つ)合(ごう)が悪(わる)い。
    Ashita wa tsugō ga warui.
    It's not convenient tomorrow.
    そちらの都(つ)合(ごう)のよいときにいらしてください。
    Sochira no tsugō no yoi toki ni irashite kudasai.
    Come whenever convenient for you.
  2. circumstances; condition
    一(いっ)身(しん)上(じょう)の都(つ)合(ごう)により退(たい)職(しょく)する
    isshinjō no tsugō ni yori taishoku suru
    to retire due to personal reasons

Derived terms

Verb

都(つ)合(ごう)する • (tsugō suru) ←つがふ (tugafu)?suru (stem 都(つ)合(ごう)し (tsugō shi), past 都(つ)合(ごう)した (tsugō shita))

  1. to arrange; to manage
    席(せき)を都(つ)合(ごう)してください。
    Seki o tsugōshite kudasai.
    Please arrange a seat for me.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "都合する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 都合し つごうし tsugō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 都合し つごうし tsugō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 都合する つごうする tsugō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 都合する つごうする tsugō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 都合すれ つごうすれ tsugō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 都合せよ¹
都合しろ² 		つごうせよ¹
つごうしろ² 		tsugō seyo¹
tsugō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 都合される つごうされる tsugō sareru
Causative 都合させる
都合さす 		つごうさせる
つごうさす 		tsugō saseru
tsugō sasu
Potential 都合できる つごうできる tsugō dekiru
Volitional 都合しよう つごうしよう tsugō shiyō
Negative 都合しない つごうしない tsugō shinai
Negative continuative 都合せず つごうせず tsugō sezu
Formal 都合します つごうします tsugō shimasu
Perfective 都合した つごうした tsugō shita
Conjunctive 都合して つごうして tsugō shite
Hypothetical conditional 都合すれば つごうすれば tsugō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Adverb

都(つ)合(ごう) • (tsugō) ←つがふ (tugafu)?

  1. in total
    参(さん)加(か)者(しゃ)は都(つ)合(ごう)３０００(さんぜん)人(にん)に達(たっ)した。
    Sankasha wa tsugō sanzennin ni tasshita.
    The number of participants reached 3,000 in total.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
都合

Noun

都合 • (dohap) (hangeul 도합)

  1. Hanja form? of 도합 (“all together”).
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