指図

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
指 図
さ(し)
Grade: 3 		ず
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
指圖 (kyūjitai)

Noun

指(さし)図(ず) • (sashizu) 

  1. orders, instructions, directions
    医者(いしゃ)の指図(さしず)
    isha no sashizu
    doctor's orders

Derived terms

Verb

指(さし)図(ず)する • (sashizu suru) suru (stem 指(さし)図(ず)し (sashizu shi), past 指(さし)図(ず)した (sashizu shita))

  1. to direct, instruct (someone to do something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "指図する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 指図し さしずし sashizu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 指図し さしずし sashizu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 指図する さしずする sashizu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 指図する さしずする sashizu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 指図すれ さしずすれ sashizu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 指図せよ¹
指図しろ² 		さしずせよ¹
さしずしろ² 		sashizu seyo¹
sashizu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 指図される さしずされる sashizu sareru
Causative 指図させる
指図さす 		さしずさせる
さしずさす 		sashizu saseru
sashizu sasu
Potential 指図できる さしずできる sashizu dekiru
Volitional 指図しよう さしずしよう sashizu shiyō
Negative 指図しない さしずしない sashizu shinai
Negative continuative 指図せず さしずせず sashizu sezu
Formal 指図します さしずします sashizu shimasu
Perfective 指図した さしずした sashizu shita
Conjunctive 指図して さしずして sashizu shite
Hypothetical conditional 指図すれば さしずすれば sashizu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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