死す
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 死 |
| し Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi |
Etymology
From 死 (shi, “death”) + す (su, classical form of modern verb する (suru), “to do”).
Verb
死す • (shisu) †-se
- (archaic or formal) to die
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "死す" (サ行変格活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 死せ | しせ | sise |
| Continuative (連用形) | 死し | しし | sisi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 死す | しす | sisu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 死する | しする | sisuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 死すれ | しすれ | sisure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 死せよ | しせよ | siseyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 死せず | しせず | sisezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 死すれど | しすれど | sisuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 死すれば | しすれば | sisureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 死せば | しせば | siseba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 死しき | ししき | sisiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 死しけり | ししけり | sisikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 死しつ | ししつ | sisitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 死しぬ | ししぬ | sisinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 死せり 死したり |
しせり ししたり |
siseri sisitari |
| Volitional | 死せむ | しせむ | sisemu |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 死する (shisuru, modern form)
Idioms
- 死して後已む (shishite nochi yamu)
- 死せる孔明生ける仲達を走らす (shiseru kōmei ikeru chūtatsu o hashirasu)
- 朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり (ashita ni michi o kikaba yūbe ni shisu tomo kanari)