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Chinese
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tender; gentle; to die prematurely
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tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick) |
simp. and trad.
(夭折)
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夭
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折
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Pronunciation
Note: jiu1 zit3 - common variant.
Verb
夭折
- to die young
- (figuratively) to come to a premature end; to be short-lived; to be aborted prematurely
Synonyms
Japanese
Etymology
*/euset/ → /eusetu/ → /joːset͡su/
From Middle Chinese 夭折 (MC 'jewX tsyet, literally “die young + die young”).
First cited to a text from 756 CE.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
夭折 • (yōsetsu) ←えうせつ (eusetu)?
- (literary) a premature death, dying while still young
Synonyms
Verb
夭折する • (yōsetsu suru) ←えうせつ (eusetu)?intransitive suru (stem 夭折し (yōsetsu shi), past 夭折した (yōsetsu shita))
- (literary) to die prematurely, to die while still young
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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夭折し
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ようせつし
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yōsetsu shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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夭折し
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ようせつし
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yōsetsu shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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夭折する
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ようせつする
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yōsetsu suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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夭折する
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ようせつする
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yōsetsu suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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夭折すれ
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ようせつすれ
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yōsetsu sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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夭折せよ¹
夭折しろ²
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ようせつせよ¹
ようせつしろ²
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yōsetsu seyo¹
yōsetsu shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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夭折される
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ようせつされる
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yōsetsu sareru
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| Causative
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夭折させる
夭折さす
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ようせつさせる
ようせつさす
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yōsetsu saseru
yōsetsu sasu
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| Potential
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夭折できる
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ようせつできる
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yōsetsu dekiru
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| Volitional
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夭折しよう
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ようせつしよう
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yōsetsu shiyō
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| Negative
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夭折しない
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ようせつしない
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yōsetsu shinai
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| Negative continuative
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夭折せず
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ようせつせず
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yōsetsu sezu
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| Formal
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夭折します
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ようせつします
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yōsetsu shimasu
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| Perfective
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夭折した
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ようせつした
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yōsetsu shita
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| Conjunctive
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夭折して
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ようせつして
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yōsetsu shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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夭折すれば
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ようせつすれば
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yōsetsu sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
夭折 • (yojeol) (hangeul 요절)
- hanja form? of 요절 (“premature death”)