会釈

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
会 釈
え
Grade: 2 		しゃく
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
會釋 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

会(え)釈(しゃく) • (eshaku) ←ゑしゃく (wesyaku)?

  1. saluting, a slight bow, a nod to someone
    軽(かる)く会(え)釈(しゃく)を返(かえ)した。
    Karuku eshaku o kaeshita.
    They returned a light bow.

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Verb

会(え)釈(しゃく)する • (eshaku suru) ←ゑしゃく (wesyaku)?intransitive suru (stem 会(え)釈(しゃく)し (eshaku shi), past 会(え)釈(しゃく)した (eshaku shita))

  1. to make a slight bow, to nod in recognition

Conjugation

Conjugation of "会釈する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 会釈し えしゃくし eshaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 会釈し えしゃくし eshaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 会釈する えしゃくする eshaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 会釈する えしゃくする eshaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 会釈すれ えしゃくすれ eshaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 会釈せよ¹
会釈しろ² 		えしゃくせよ¹
えしゃくしろ² 		eshaku seyo¹
eshaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 会釈される えしゃくされる eshaku sareru
Causative 会釈させる
会釈さす 		えしゃくさせる
えしゃくさす 		eshaku saseru
eshaku sasu
Potential 会釈できる えしゃくできる eshaku dekiru
Volitional 会釈しよう えしゃくしよう eshaku shiyō
Negative 会釈しない えしゃくしない eshaku shinai
Negative continuative 会釈せず えしゃくせず eshaku sezu
Formal 会釈します えしゃくします eshaku shimasu
Perfective 会釈した えしゃくした eshaku shita
Conjunctive 会釈して えしゃくして eshaku shite
Hypothetical conditional 会釈すれば えしゃくすれば eshaku sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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