日持ち

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
日 持
ひ
Grade: 1 		も
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
日保ち

Etymology

Compound of 日 (hi, “days”) +‎ 持ち (mochi, “to keep”).

Pronunciation

Noun

日(ひ)持(も)ち • (himochi) 

  1. keeping for a long time, not going bad for a long time
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      5日(いつか)以内(いない)に消費(しょうひ)しないと急速(きゅうそく)に劣化(れっか)する食品(しょくひん)には消費(しょうひ)期限(きげん)、日持(ひも)ちがする食品(しょくひん)には賞味(しょうみ)期限(きげん)が付(つ)けられる
      Itsuka inai ni shōhi shinai to kyūsoku ni rekka suru shokuhin ni wa shōhi kigen, himochi ga suru shokuhin ni wa shōmi kigen ga tsukerareru
      An expiration date is added to food products that degrade rapidly if not consumed within five days, and a best-before date to food products that keep for a long time.
  2. the degree to which food products will keep, perishability
    日持(ひも)ちのいい菓子(かし)
    himochi no ii kashi
    non-perishable snacks

Verb

日(ひ)持(も)ちする • (himochi suru) intransitive suru (stem 日(ひ)持(も)ちし (himochi shi), past 日(ひ)持(も)ちした (himochi shita))

  1. to keep a long time
    日持(ひも)ちしないもの
    himochi shinai mono
    perishable items

Conjugation

Conjugation of "日持ちする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 日持ちし ひもちし himochi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 日持ちし ひもちし himochi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 日持ちする ひもちする himochi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 日持ちする ひもちする himochi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 日持ちすれ ひもちすれ himochi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 日持ちせよ¹
日持ちしろ² 		ひもちせよ¹
ひもちしろ² 		himochi seyo¹
himochi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 日持ちされる ひもちされる himochi sareru
Causative 日持ちさせる
日持ちさす 		ひもちさせる
ひもちさす 		himochi saseru
himochi sasu
Potential 日持ちできる ひもちできる himochi dekiru
Volitional 日持ちしよう ひもちしよう himochi shiyō
Negative 日持ちしない ひもちしない himochi shinai
Negative continuative 日持ちせず ひもちせず himochi sezu
Formal 日持ちします ひもちします himochi shimasu
Perfective 日持ちした ひもちした himochi shita
Conjunctive 日持ちして ひもちして himochi shite
Hypothetical conditional 日持ちすれば ひもちすれば himochi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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