太い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふと
Grade: 2
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Etymology

From Old Japanese 太し (puto1si).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「太い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 太く とく

Terminal (終止形) 太い
Attributive (連体形) 太い
Key constructions
Informal negative 太くない とくない
くない

Informal past 太かった とかった
かった

Informal negative past 太くなかった とくなかった
くなかった

Formal 太いです いです
Conjunctive 太くて とくて
くて

Conditional 太ければ とければ
ければ

Adjective

(ふと) (futoi-i (adverbial (ふと) (futoku))

  1. large (of size):
    1. big (of linear objects)
    2. fat
    3. deep sounding (of a voice or a breath)
    4. rich
    5. huge
    6. (archery) wide distance of a bow
    7. rough (of the eyes)
  2. rich (of spirit):
    1. bold, brave, undisturbed, stable
    2. shameless
    3. majestic

Inflection

Hyponyms

References

  1. ^ Omodaka, Hisataka (1967) 時代別国語大辞典 上代編 [The dictionary of historical Japanese: Old Japanese] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN, page 638
  2. 2.0 2.1 ふと・い 【太】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  6. ^ 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