下座
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 下 | 座 |
| しも Grade: 1 |
ざ Grade: 6 |
| kun’yomi | on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 下 | 座 |
| げ Grade: 1 |
ざ Grade: 6 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- showing gratitude to a higher-ranking person; falling prostrate
- lower seat, seat at the foot of the table
- Antonym: 上座 (jōza)
- (theater, Kabuki) area where the musicians accompanying a Kabuki performance sit, and by extension, the musicians themselves
- (Buddhism) rank of a priest in his first nine years of the priesthood
Verb edit
下座する • (geza suru) suru (stem 下座し (geza shi), past 下座した (geza shita))
- to fall prostrate as a show of gratitude or etiquette; to bow deeply
- (of a priest) to descend from the pulpit after completing a sermon
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of "下座する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 下座し | げざし | geza shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 下座し | げざし | geza shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 下座する | げざする | geza suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 下座する | げざする | geza suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 下座すれ | げざすれ | geza sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 下座せよ¹ 下座しろ² |
げざせよ¹ げざしろ² |
geza seyo¹ geza shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 下座される | げざされる | geza sareru | |
| Causative | 下座させる 下座さす |
げざさせる げざさす |
geza saseru geza sasu | |
| Potential | 下座できる | げざできる | geza dekiru | |
| Volitional | 下座しよう | げざしよう | geza shiyō | |
| Negative | 下座しない | げざしない | geza shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 下座せず | げざせず | geza sezu | |
| Formal | 下座します | げざします | geza shimasu | |
| Perfective | 下座した | げざした | geza shita | |
| Conjunctive | 下座して | げざして | geza shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 下座すれば | げざすれば | geza sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||