こじる

See also: ごじる

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
抉る 抉じる

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Alternative forms

• こじる (kojiru, verb, godan conjugation)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こじる [kòjíꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ʑiɾɯ̟]

Verb

こじる • (kojiru) transitive ichidan (stem こじ (koji), past こじた (kojita))

1. to pry; to prise

Conjugation

Conjugation of "こじる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	こじ	koji
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	こじ	koji
Shūshikei ("terminal")	こじる	kojiru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	こじる	kojiru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	こじれ	kojire
Meireikei ("imperative")	こじよ¹ こじろ²	kojiyo¹ kojiro²
Key constructions
Passive	こじられる	kojirareru
Causative	こじさせる こじさす	kojisaseru kojisasu
Potential	こじられる こじれる³	kojirareru kojireru³
Volitional	こじよう	kojiyō
Negative	こじない こじぬ こじん	kojinai kojinu kojin
Negative continuative	こじず	kojizu
Formal	こじます	kojimasu
Perfective	こじた	kojita
Conjunctive	こじて	kojite
Hypothetical conditional	こじれば	kojireba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
抉る 抉じる

Shift in conjugation from ichidan to godan.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こじる [kòjíꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ʑiɾɯ̟]

Verb

こじる • (kojiru) transitive godan (stem こじり (kojiri), past こじった (kojitta))

1. Alternative form of こじる (kojiru, “to pry; to prise”, ichidan conjugation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "こじる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	こじら	kojira
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	こじり	kojiri
Shūshikei ("terminal")	こじる	kojiru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	こじる	kojiru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	こじれ	kojire
Meireikei ("imperative")	こじれ	kojire
Key constructions
Passive	こじられる	kojirareru
Causative	こじらせる こじらす	kojiraseru kojirasu
Potential	こじれる	kojireru
Volitional	こじろう	kojirō
Negative	こじらない	kojiranai
Negative continuative	こじらず	kojirazu
Formal	こじります	kojirimasu
Perfective	こじった	kojitta
Conjunctive	こじって	kojitte
Hypothetical conditional	こじれば	kojireba