挨拶

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Chinese

 
next to; suffer (hunger); endure
next to; suffer (hunger); endure; drag out; delay; stall; play for time; lean to; in order; in sequence
 punish by squeezing fingers
trad. (挨拶) 挨 拶
simp. #(挨拶) 挨 拶
alternative forms 挨匝

Pronunciation

Adjective

挨拶

  1. (literary) crowded; congested

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
挨 拶
あい
Grade: S 		さつ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 挨拶

Pronunciation

Noun

挨(あい)拶(さつ) • (aisatsu) 

  1. a greeting, a salutation, a polite set phrase
  2. an address given at an official function or ceremony
  3. greetings or respects such as given at holidays or funerals

Descendants

  • → Hokkien: ăi-sat-chuh

Verb

挨(あい)拶(さつ)する • (aisatsu suru) intransitive suru (stem 挨(あい)拶(さつ)し (aisatsu shi), past 挨(あい)拶(さつ)した (aisatsu shita))

  1. to greet, to say hello, to address

Conjugation

Conjugation of "挨拶する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 挨拶し あいさつし aisatsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 挨拶し あいさつし aisatsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 挨拶する あいさつする aisatsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 挨拶する あいさつする aisatsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 挨拶すれ あいさつすれ aisatsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 挨拶せよ¹
挨拶しろ² 		あいさつせよ¹
あいさつしろ² 		aisatsu seyo¹
aisatsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 挨拶される あいさつされる aisatsu sareru
Causative 挨拶させる
挨拶さす 		あいさつさせる
あいさつさす 		aisatsu saseru
aisatsu sasu
Potential 挨拶できる あいさつできる aisatsu dekiru
Volitional 挨拶しよう あいさつしよう aisatsu shiyō
Negative 挨拶しない あいさつしない aisatsu shinai
Negative continuative 挨拶せず あいさつせず aisatsu sezu
Formal 挨拶します あいさつします aisatsu shimasu
Perfective 挨拶した あいさつした aisatsu shita
Conjunctive 挨拶して あいさつして aisatsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 挨拶すれば あいさつすれば aisatsu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
挨 拶
えー
Grade: S 		さち
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 挨拶 (aisatsu).

Noun

挨(えー)拶(さち) (ēsachi) 

  1. greeting
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