案内

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See also: 案內

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 案内 – see 案內 (“to host; to receive; to entertain; to guide”).
(This term is the simplified form of 案內).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
案 内
あん
Grade: 4 		ない
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
案內 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

案(あん)内(ない) • (annai) 

  1. guidance
  2. information
  3. notice

Derived terms

Verb

案(あん)内(ない)する • (annai suru) transitive suru (stem 案(あん)内(ない)し (annai shi), past 案(あん)内(ない)した (annai shita))

  1. to guide, to show, to show around
    町(まち)を案内(あんない)する
    machi o annai suru
    show (someone) around town
  2. to lead
  3. to invite
  4. to notify

Conjugation

Conjugation of "案内する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 案内し あんないし annai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 案内し あんないし annai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 案内する あんないする annai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 案内する あんないする annai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 案内すれ あんないすれ annai sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 案内せよ¹
案内しろ² 		あんないせよ¹
あんないしろ² 		annai seyo¹
annai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 案内される あんないされる annai sareru
Causative 案内させる
案内さす 		あんないさせる
あんないさす 		annai saseru
annai sasu
Potential 案内できる あんないできる annai dekiru
Volitional 案内しよう あんないしよう annai shiyō
Negative 案内しない あんないしない annai shinai
Negative continuative 案内せず あんないせず annai sezu
Formal 案内します あんないします annai shimasu
Perfective 案内した あんないした annai shita
Conjunctive 案内して あんないして annai shite
Hypothetical conditional 案内すれば あんないすれば annai sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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