敬遠
See also: 敬而遠之
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 敬 | 遠 |
| けい Grade: 6 |
えん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Synonyms
- (avoidance): 回避 (kaihi)
Verb
敬遠する • (keien suru) ←けいゑん (keiwen)?transitive suru (stem 敬遠し (keien shi), past 敬遠した (keien shita))
- avoid someone; keep away from someone; steer clear of someone; keep someone at arm's length
- (baseball) walk intentionally
Conjugation
Conjugation of "敬遠する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 敬遠し | けいえんし | keien shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 敬遠し | けいえんし | keien shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 敬遠する | けいえんする | keien suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 敬遠する | けいえんする | keien suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 敬遠すれ | けいえんすれ | keien sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 敬遠せよ¹ 敬遠しろ² |
けいえんせよ¹ けいえんしろ² |
keien seyo¹ keien shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 敬遠される | けいえんされる | keien sareru | |
| Causative | 敬遠させる 敬遠さす |
けいえんさせる けいえんさす |
keien saseru keien sasu | |
| Potential | 敬遠できる | けいえんできる | keien dekiru | |
| Volitional | 敬遠しよう | けいえんしよう | keien shiyō | |
| Negative | 敬遠しない | けいえんしない | keien shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 敬遠せず | けいえんせず | keien sezu | |
| Formal | 敬遠します | けいえんします | keien shimasu | |
| Perfective | 敬遠した | けいえんした | keien shita | |
| Conjunctive | 敬遠して | けいえんして | keien shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 敬遠すれば | けいえんすれば | keien sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN