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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 靑し (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Adjective
青し • (aoshi) †-ku
- Classical Japanese form of 青い (aoi)
- 青は藍より出でて藍より青し
- ao wa ai yori idete ai yori aoshi
- blue comes from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant itself
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Irrealis (未然形)
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青く
青から |
あおく
あおから |
aoku
aokara
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| Continuative (連用形)
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青く
青かり |
あおく
あおかり |
aoku
aokari
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| Terminal (終止形)
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青し |
あおし |
aosi
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| Attributive (連体形)
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青き
青かる |
あおき
あおかる |
aoki
aokaru
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| Realis (已然形)
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青けれ |
あおけれ |
aokere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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青かれ |
あおかれ |
aokare
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| Key constructions
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| Negative
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青からず |
あおからず |
aokarazu
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| Contrasting conjunction
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青けれど |
あおけれど |
aokeredo
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| Causal conjunction
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青ければ |
あおければ |
aokereba
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| Conditional conjunction
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青くば |
あおくば |
aokuba
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| Past tense (firsthand knowledge)
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青かりき |
あおかりき |
aokariki
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| Past tense (secondhand knowledge)
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青かりけり |
あおかりけり |
aokarikeri
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| Adverbial
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青く |
あおく |
aoku
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Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.
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