催す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
もよお
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「催す
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
催す よお
Imperative (命令形) 催せ よお
Key constructions
Passive 催される よおされ
Causative 催させる よおさせ
Potential 催せる よおせ
Volitional 催そう よおそ
Negative 催さない よおさない
Negative perfective 催さなかった よおさなかった
Formal 催します よおしま
Perfective 催した よおした
Conjunctive 催して よおして
Hypothetical conditional 催せば よおせば

Verb

(もよお) (moyōsutransitive godan (stem (もよお) (moyōshi), past (もよお)した (moyōshita))

  1. hold (a meeting), throw (a celebration), give (a party)
    送別(そうべつ)(うたげ)(もよお)
    sōbetsu no utage o moyōsu
    to hold a farewell party
  2. to arouse; to stimulate emotions
    (なみだ)(もよお)
    namida o moyōsu
    touching; heartbreaking
    あわれを(もよお)
    aware o moyōsu
    pitiful
    ()きけを(もよお)
    hakike o moyōsu
    disgusting
    (ねむ)けを(もよお)
    nemuke o moyōsu
    soporific

Conjugation