差す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
差
さ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
注す
点す

Etymology

Cognate with 刺(さ)す (sasu).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「差す」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		差す さす
Imperative (命令形) 差せ させ
Key constructions
Passive 差される さされる
Causative 差させる ささせる
Potential 差せる させる
Volitional 差そう さそー
Negative 差さない ささない
Negative perfective 差さなかった ささなかった
Formal 差します さします
Perfective 差した さした
Conjunctive 差して さして
Hypothetical conditional 差せば させば

Verb

差(さ)す • (sasu) transitive or intransitive godan (stem 差(さ)し (sashi), past 差(さ)した (sashita))

  1. raise one's hands; extend one's hands
  2. (transitive) hold (something such as an umbrella) over one's head
    • 2014, “drop pop candy [drop pop candy]”, れをる (lyrics), ギガP (music):
      雨(あめ)降(ふ)りでも傘(かさ)はささないの
      amefuri de mo kasa wa sasanai no
      I'm not using my umbrella, even though it's raining
  3. (transitive) offer (sake to someone)
  4. (transitive) pour; drip; drop; cause to flow or drip
  5. (intransitive, of the tide) rise
  6. (intransitive, of color) appear; arise

Conjugation

Conjugation of "差す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 差さ ささ sasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 差し さし sashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 差す さす sasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 差す さす sasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 差せ させ sase
Meireikei ("imperative") 差せ させ sase
Key constructions
Passive 差される さされる sasareru
Causative 差させる
差さす 		ささせる
ささす 		sasaseru
sasasu
Potential 差せる させる saseru
Volitional 差そう さそう sasō
Negative 差さない ささない sasanai
Negative continuative 差さず ささず sasazu
Formal 差します さします sashimasu
Perfective 差した さした sashita
Conjunctive 差して さして sashite
Hypothetical conditional 差せば させば saseba

Derived terms

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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