潺潺

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Chinese

flow; trickle (of water) flow; trickle (of water)
simp. and trad.
(潺潺) 		潺 潺

Pronunciation

Verb

潺潺

  1. (onomatopoeia) to babble (of flowing water); to murmur; to gurgle; to burble

Noun

潺潺

  1. sound made by rain or flowing water; murmur; gurgle

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
潺 潺
せん
Hyōgai 		せん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
潺々 (abbreviation)

Adjective

潺(せん)潺(せん) • (sensen) †-tari (adnominal 潺(せん)潺(せん)とした (sensen to shita) or 潺(せん)潺(せん)たる (sensen taru), adverbial 潺(せん)潺(せん)と (sensen to) or 潺(せん)潺(せん)として (sensen to shite))

  1. murmuring, bubbling (river etc.)

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "潺潺たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 潺潺たら せんせんたら sensen tara
Continuative (連用形) 潺潺と
潺潺たり		 せんせんと
せんせんたり		 sensen to
sensen tari
Terminal (終止形) 潺潺たり せんせんたり sensen tari
Attributive (連体形) 潺潺たる せんせんたる sensen taru
Realis (已然形) 潺潺たれ せんせんたれ sensen tare
Imperative (命令形) 潺潺たれ せんせんたれ sensen tare
Key constructions
Negative 潺潺たらず せんせんたらず sensen tarazu
Contrasting conjunction 潺潺たれど せんせんたれど sensen taredo
Causal conjunction 潺潺たれば せんせんたれば sensen tareba
Conditional conjunction 潺潺たらば せんせんたらば sensen taraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 潺潺たりき せんせんたりき sensen tariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 潺潺たりけり せんせんたりけり sensen tarikeri
Adverbial 潺潺と せんせんと sensen to
Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.
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