汚す

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
よご
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「汚す
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
汚す ごす
Imperative (命令形) 汚せ ごせ
Key constructions
Passive 汚される ごされる
Causative 汚させる ごさせる
Potential 汚せる ごせる
Volitional 汚そう ごそ
Negative 汚さない ごさない
Negative perfective 汚さなかった ごさなかった
Formal 汚します ごしま
Perfective 汚した ごした
Conjunctive 汚して ごして
Hypothetical conditional 汚せば ごせ

Verb

(よご) (yogosutransitive godan (stem (よご) (yogoshi), past (よご)した (yogoshita))

Japanese verb pair
active (よご)
mediopassive (よご)れる
  1. pollute, contaminate, make dirty, stain
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
けが
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
穢す

Pronunciation

Verb

(けが) (kegasutransitive godan (stem (けが) (kegashi), past (けが)した (kegashita))

Japanese verb pair
active (けが)
mediopassive (けが)れる
  1. defile, dishonor, profane
  2. soil one's name
  3. defile a woman's honor
Conjugation
See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN