稽古

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Chinese

bow to the ground; inspect; check ancient; old
trad. (稽古) 稽 古
simp. #(稽古) 稽 古

Pronunciation

Verb

稽古

  1. (literary) to learn from the ancients; to study ancient texts

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
稽 古
けい
Grade: S 		こ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

稽(けい)古(こ) • (keiko) 

  1. training

Verb

稽(けい)古(こ)する • (keiko suru) suru (stem 稽(けい)古(こ)し (keiko shi), past 稽(けい)古(こ)した (keiko shita))

  1. to practice

Conjugation

Conjugation of "稽古する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 稽古し けいこし keiko shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 稽古し けいこし keiko shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 稽古する けいこする keiko suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 稽古する けいこする keiko suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 稽古すれ けいこすれ keiko sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 稽古せよ¹
稽古しろ² 		けいこせよ¹
けいこしろ² 		keiko seyo¹
keiko shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 稽古される けいこされる keiko sareru
Causative 稽古させる
稽古さす 		けいこさせる
けいこさす 		keiko saseru
keiko sasu
Potential 稽古できる けいこできる keiko dekiru
Volitional 稽古しよう けいこしよう keiko shiyō
Negative 稽古しない けいこしない keiko shinai
Negative continuative 稽古せず けいこせず keiko sezu
Formal 稽古します けいこします keiko shimasu
Perfective 稽古した けいこした keiko shita
Conjunctive 稽古して けいこして keiko shite
Hypothetical conditional 稽古すれば けいこすれば keiko sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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