Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
総べる

Etymology edit

From classical verb 統ぶ (subu).

Compare 統ばる (subaru, to bunch together, unite, intransitive).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

()べる (suberutransitive ichidan (stem () (sube), past ()べた (subeta))

Japanese verb pair
active ()べる (()べる)
mediopassive ()ばる (()ばる)
  1. to dominate, control, rule, govern, supervise
    Synonyms: 治める (osameru), 統轄する (tōkatsu suru), 統率する (tōsotsu suru)
    Antonym: 従う (shitagau)
  2. to unify, combine
    Synonyms: 束ねる (tabaneru), 纏める (matomeru)
    Antonym: 割る (waru)

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN