はためく

Japanese

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) ばためく (batameku)

Etymology

From はた (hata, onomatopoeia[1][2]) + めく (-meku, to show signs of, to have the appearance of, to look like, to seem like, a verb-forming suffix[2][3]).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ため [hàtáméꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ta̠me̞kɯ̟]

Verb

はためく • (hatamekuはためく (fatameku)?intransitive godan (stem はためき (hatameki), past はためいた (hatameita))

  1. to flutter in the wind
    はためく(はた)
    hatameku hata
    fluttering flag
    (つばさ)はためかせる
    tsubasa o hatamekaseru
    to flap one's wings

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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 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ はためく”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006