明かす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "明かす"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
明かす かす
Imperative (命令形) 明かせ かせ
Key constructions
Passive 明かされる かされる
Causative 明かさせる かさせる
Potential 明かせる かせる
Volitional 明かそう かそ
Negative 明かさない かさない
Negative perfective 明かさなかった かさなかった
Formal 明かします かしま
Perfective 明かした かした
Conjunctive 明かして かして
Hypothetical conditional 明かせば かせ

Verb

()かす (akasutransitive godan (stem ()かし (akashi), past ()かした (akashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 明かす
mediopassive 明ける
  1. to reveal, to disclose
  2. to go through the whole night, to be awake through the night
    Antonym: 暮らす
    ()()かす
    nakiakasu
    to cry the whole night

Conjugation