説法
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 説法 – see 說法 (“way of saying something; wording; version; explanation; view; opinion; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 說法). |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 説 | 法 |
| せつ > せっ Grade: 4 |
ほう > ぽう Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 說法 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) せっぽー [sèppóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- (Tokyo) せっぽー [séꜜppòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [se̞p̚po̞ː]
Noun
説法 • (seppō) ←せつぽふ (setupofu)?
- expounding the teachings of Buddhism
- preaching
Verb
説法する • (seppō suru) ←せつぽふ (setupofu)?suru (stem 説法し (seppō shi), past 説法した (seppō shita))
Conjugation
Conjugation of "説法する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 説法し | せっぽうし | seppō shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 説法し | せっぽうし | seppō shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 説法する | せっぽうする | seppō suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 説法する | せっぽうする | seppō suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 説法すれ | せっぽうすれ | seppō sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 説法せよ¹ 説法しろ² |
せっぽうせよ¹ せっぽうしろ² |
seppō seyo¹ seppō shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 説法される | せっぽうされる | seppō sareru | |
| Causative | 説法させる 説法さす |
せっぽうさせる せっぽうさす |
seppō saseru seppō sasu | |
| Potential | 説法できる | せっぽうできる | seppō dekiru | |
| Volitional | 説法しよう | せっぽうしよう | seppō shiyō | |
| Negative | 説法しない | せっぽうしない | seppō shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 説法せず | せっぽうせず | seppō sezu | |
| Formal | 説法します | せっぽうします | seppō shimasu | |
| Perfective | 説法した | せっぽうした | seppō shita | |
| Conjunctive | 説法して | せっぽうして | seppō shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 説法すれば | せっぽうすれば | seppō sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||