延命
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 延 | 命 |
| えん Grade: 6 |
めい Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | kan'on |
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
- 延命観音 (enmei kannon)
- 延命菊 (enmeigiku)
- 延命地蔵 (enmei jizō)
- 延命酒 (enmeishu)
- 延命草 (enmeisō)
- 延命袋 (enmeibukuro)
- 延命法 (enmeihō)
Verb
延命する • (enmei suru) ←えんめい (enmei)?transitive suru (stem 延命し (enmei shi), past 延命した (enmei shita))
- to provide life support
Conjugation
Conjugation of "延命する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 延命し | えんめいし | enmei shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 延命し | えんめいし | enmei shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 延命する | えんめいする | enmei suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 延命する | えんめいする | enmei suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 延命すれ | えんめいすれ | enmei sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 延命せよ¹ 延命しろ² |
えんめいせよ¹ えんめいしろ² |
enmei seyo¹ enmei shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 延命される | えんめいされる | enmei sareru | |
| Causative | 延命させる 延命さす |
えんめいさせる えんめいさす |
enmei saseru enmei sasu | |
| Potential | 延命できる | えんめいできる | enmei dekiru | |
| Volitional | 延命しよう | えんめいしよう | enmei shiyō | |
| Negative | 延命しない | えんめいしない | enmei shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 延命せず | えんめいせず | enmei sezu | |
| Formal | 延命します | えんめいします | enmei shimasu | |
| Perfective | 延命した | えんめいした | enmei shita | |
| Conjunctive | 延命して | えんめいして | enmei shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 延命すれば | えんめいすれば | enmei sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
See also
- 延寿 (enju, “prolonging of life”)
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 延 | 命 |