髣髴
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 髣髴 – see 彷彿 (“as if; as though; similar to; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 彷彿). |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 髣 | 髴 |
| ほう Hyōgai |
ふつ Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |
Alternative forms
Noun
髣髴 • (hōfutsu) ←はうふつ (faufutu)?
- close resemblance
- a reminder of the past
Verb
髣髴する • (hōfutsu suru) ←はうふつ (faufutu)?suru (stem 髣髴し (hōfutsu shi), past 髣髴した (hōfutsu shita))
- be reminiscent of
Conjugation
Conjugation of "髣髴する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 髣髴し | ほうふつし | hōfutsu shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 髣髴し | ほうふつし | hōfutsu shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 髣髴する | ほうふつする | hōfutsu suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 髣髴する | ほうふつする | hōfutsu suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 髣髴すれ | ほうふつすれ | hōfutsu sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 髣髴せよ¹ 髣髴しろ² |
ほうふつせよ¹ ほうふつしろ² |
hōfutsu seyo¹ hōfutsu shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 髣髴される | ほうふつされる | hōfutsu sareru | |
| Causative | 髣髴させる 髣髴さす |
ほうふつさせる ほうふつさす |
hōfutsu saseru hōfutsu sasu | |
| Potential | 髣髴できる | ほうふつできる | hōfutsu dekiru | |
| Volitional | 髣髴しよう | ほうふつしよう | hōfutsu shiyō | |
| Negative | 髣髴しない | ほうふつしない | hōfutsu shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 髣髴せず | ほうふつせず | hōfutsu sezu | |
| Formal | 髣髴します | ほうふつします | hōfutsu shimasu | |
| Perfective | 髣髴した | ほうふつした | hōfutsu shita | |
| Conjunctive | 髣髴して | ほうふつして | hōfutsu shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 髣髴すれば | ほうふつすれば | hōfutsu sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||