均す
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 均 |
| なら Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 平す |
Etymology
From Old Japanese.
Pronunciation
Verb
均す • (narasu) godan (stem 均し (narashi), past 均した (narashita))
- to flatten, level (the ground, etc.)
- c. 1177-1188, Iroha Jiruishō (volume 5, Na 20 reverse)[2]
- 鏟 ナラス 平大石也
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 315:[3]
- Giuo narasu. （地を均す）土地を平らにする。
- c. 1177-1188, Iroha Jiruishō (volume 5, Na 20 reverse)[2]
- to average, make things equal
Conjugation
Conjugation of "均す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 均さ | ならさ | narasa |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 均し | ならし | narashi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 均す | ならす | narasu |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 均す | ならす | narasu |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 均せ | ならせ | narase |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 均せ | ならせ | narase |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 均される | ならされる | narasareru |
| Causative | 均させる 均さす |
ならさせる ならさす |
narasaseru narasasu |
| Potential | 均せる | ならせる | naraseru |
| Volitional | 均そう | ならそう | narasō |
| Negative | 均さない | ならさない | narasanai |
| Negative continuative | 均さず | ならさず | narasazu |
| Formal | 均します | ならします | narashimasu |
| Perfective | 均した | ならした | narashita |
| Conjunctive | 均して | ならして | narashite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 均せば | ならせば | naraseba |
Classical conjugation of "均す" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 均さ | ならさ | narasa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 均し | ならし | narasi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 均す | ならす | narasu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 均す | ならす | narasu |
| Realis (已然形) | 均せ | ならせ | narase |
| Imperative (命令形) | 均せ | ならせ | narase |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 均さず | ならさず | narasazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 均せど | ならせど | narasedo |
| Causal conjunction | 均せば | ならせば | naraseba |
| Conditional conjunction | 均さば | ならさば | narasaba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 均しき | ならしき | narasiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 均しけり | ならしけり | narasikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 均しつ | ならしつ | narasitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 均しぬ | ならしぬ | narasinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 均せり 均したり |
ならせり ならしたり |
naraseri narasitari |
| Volitional | 均さむ | ならさむ | narasamu |
Derived terms
- 均し (narashi)
- 押し均す (oshinarasu)
- 掻き均す (kakinarasu)
- 引き均す (hikinarasu)
- 踏み均す (fuminarasu)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Tadakane, Tachibana with Atsuo Masamune (ed.) (c. 1177-1188) Iroha Jiruishō (in Japanese), Kazama Shobō, published 1971
- ^ Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.
Old Japanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Root nar- relates to “flat, flatness”.
Noun
均す (narasu) (kana ならす)
- to flatten, level (the ground, etc.)
- ,[1] text here
- 安乎楊木能波良路可波刀爾奈乎麻都等西美度波久末受多知度奈良須母
- awoyagi2 no2 pararo1 kapato1 ni na wo matu to2 semi1do1 pa kumazu tatido1 narasu mo
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- ,[2] text here
- 於保吉宇美能美奈曾己布可久於毛比都都毛婢伎奈良之思須我波良能佐刀
- opoki1umi1 no2 mi1naso2ko2 pukaku omopi1tutu mobi1ki1 narasisi sugapara no2 sato1
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- ,[1] text here
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "均す" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 均さ | ならさ | narasa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 均し | ならし | narasi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 均す | ならす | narasu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 均す | ならす | narasu |
| Realis (已然形) | 均せ | ならせ | narase |
| Imperative (命令形) | 均せ | ならせ | narase |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 均さず | ならさず | narasazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 均せど | ならせど | narasedo |
| Causal conjunction | 均せば | ならせば | naraseba |
| Conditional conjunction | 均さば | ならさば | narasaba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 均しき | ならしき | narasiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 均しけり | ならしけり | narasikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 均しつ | ならしつ | narasitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 均しぬ | ならしぬ | narasinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 均せり 均したり |
ならせり ならしたり |
naraseri narasitari |
| Volitional | 均さむ | ならさむ | narasamu |
Derived terms
- 立ち均す (tatinarasu)
- 踏み均す (pumi1narasu)
Descendants
References
- ^ Satake, Akihiro with Hideo Yamada, Rikio Kudō, Masao Ōtani, and Yoshiyuki Yamazaki (c. 759) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 2: Man’yōshū 2 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 2000, →ISBN.
- ^ Satake, Akihiro with Hideo Yamada, Rikio Kudō, Masao Ōtani, and Yoshiyuki Yamazaki (c. 759) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 4: Man’yōshū 4 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 2003, →ISBN.