味方

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
味 方
み
Grade: 3
(ateji) 		かた
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spellings
御方
身方

Pronunciation

Noun

味(み)方(かた) • (mikata) 

  1. a friend
  2. a supporter
  3. an ally

Verb

味(み)方(かた)する • (mikata suru) suru (stem 味(み)方(かた)し (mikata shi), past 味(み)方(かた)した (mikata shita))

  1. stand by, support (to back a cause, party etc. mentally or with concrete aid)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "味方する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 味方し みかたし mikata shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 味方し みかたし mikata shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 味方する みかたする mikata suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 味方する みかたする mikata suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 味方すれ みかたすれ mikata sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 味方せよ¹
味方しろ² 		みかたせよ¹
みかたしろ² 		mikata seyo¹
mikata shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 味方される みかたされる mikata sareru
Causative 味方させる
味方さす 		みかたさせる
みかたさす 		mikata saseru
mikata sasu
Potential 味方できる みかたできる mikata dekiru
Volitional 味方しよう みかたしよう mikata shiyō
Negative 味方しない みかたしない mikata shinai
Negative continuative 味方せず みかたせず mikata sezu
Formal 味方します みかたします mikata shimasu
Perfective 味方した みかたした mikata shita
Conjunctive 味方して みかたして mikata shite
Hypothetical conditional 味方すれば みかたすれば mikata sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  1. 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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