陶酔
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 陶 | 酔 |
| とう Grade: S |
すい Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 陶醉 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
By surface analysis, 陶 (tō, “pleased, contented”) + 酔 (sui, “intoxicated”). Perhaps from Middle Chinese 陶醉.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
陶酔 • (tōsui)
Derived terms
- 自己陶酔
Verb
陶酔する • (tōsui suru) suru (stem 陶酔し (tōsui shi), past 陶酔した (tōsui shita))
- be intoxicated
- (figurative) be carried away (by); be enraptured (with)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "陶酔する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 陶酔し | とうすいし | tōsui shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 陶酔し | とうすいし | tōsui shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 陶酔する | とうすいする | tōsui suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 陶酔する | とうすいする | tōsui suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 陶酔すれ | とうすいすれ | tōsui sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 陶酔せよ¹ 陶酔しろ² |
とうすいせよ¹ とうすいしろ² |
tōsui seyo¹ tōsui shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 陶酔される | とうすいされる | tōsui sareru | |
| Causative | 陶酔させる 陶酔さす |
とうすいさせる とうすいさす |
tōsui saseru tōsui sasu | |
| Potential | 陶酔できる | とうすいできる | tōsui dekiru | |
| Volitional | 陶酔しよう | とうすいしよう | tōsui shiyō | |
| Negative | 陶酔しない | とうすいしない | tōsui shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 陶酔せず | とうすいせず | tōsui sezu | |
| Formal | 陶酔します | とうすいします | tōsui shimasu | |
| Perfective | 陶酔した | とうすいした | tōsui shita | |
| Conjunctive | 陶酔して | とうすいして | tōsui shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 陶酔すれば | とうすいすれば | tōsui sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →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