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Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 着手 – see 著手 (“to set about; to start”). (This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 著手). |
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Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
着手 • (chakushu)
- start, initiation, beginning
- Synonyms: 開始 (kaishi), 到来 (tōrai)
- Antonyms: 終了 (shūryō), 終結 (shūketsu), 完了 (kanryō)
- Hyponyms: 起工 (kikō, “starting construction”), 着工 (chakkō, “starting construction”)
Verb
着手する • (chakushu suru) intransitive suru (stem 着手し (chakushu shi), past 着手した (chakushu shita))
- start, initiate, begin, launch
- Synonym: 取り掛かる (torikakaru)
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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着手し
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ちゃくしゅし
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chakushu shi
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Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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着手し
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ちゃくしゅし
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chakushu shi
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Shūshikei ("terminal")
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着手する
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ちゃくしゅする
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chakushu suru
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Rentaikei ("attributive")
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着手する
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ちゃくしゅする
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chakushu suru
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Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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着手すれ
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ちゃくしゅすれ
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chakushu sure
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Meireikei ("imperative")
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着手せよ¹ 着手しろ²
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ちゃくしゅせよ¹ ちゃくしゅしろ²
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chakushu seyo¹ chakushu shiro²
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Key constructions
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Passive
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着手される
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ちゃくしゅされる
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chakushu sareru
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Causative
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着手させる 着手さす
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ちゃくしゅさせる ちゃくしゅさす
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chakushu saseru chakushu sasu
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Potential
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着手できる
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ちゃくしゅできる
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chakushu dekiru
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Volitional
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着手しよう
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ちゃくしゅしよう
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chakushu shiyō
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Negative
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着手しない
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ちゃくしゅしない
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chakushu shinai
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Negative continuative
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着手せず
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ちゃくしゅせず
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chakushu sezu
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Formal
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着手します
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ちゃくしゅします
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chakushu shimasu
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Perfective
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着手した
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ちゃくしゅした
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chakushu shita
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Conjunctive
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着手して
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ちゃくしゅして
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chakushu shite
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Hypothetical conditional
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着手すれば
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ちゃくしゅすれば
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chakushu sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN