生ふ
Japanese
editKanji in this term |
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生 |
お Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
editFrom Old Japanese.
Appears to be cognate with an op- stem that also derives modern 大きい (ōkii, “big, large”), 多い (ōi, “many”), and possibly 覆う (ōu, “to cover”).
Verb
edit生ふ • (ou) ←おふ (ofu)?intransitive †nidan
- (of plants or trees, archaic) to grow large, spring up
- 905–914, Kokin Wakashū (book 8, poem 365; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 16)
- 立わかれいなばの山の峰におふる松としきかば今かへりこむ
- tachiwakare Inaba-no-yama no mine ni ouru matsu to shi kikaba ima kaerikon
- I leave Mount Inaba with pines growing on its peak. If I hear you say “pine (wait),” I will surely return right away!
- 立わかれいなばの山の峰におふる松としきかば今かへりこむ
- 905–914, Kokin Wakashū (book 8, poem 365; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 16)
Conjugation
editStem forms | |||
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Irrealis (未然形) | 生ひ | おひ | ofi |
Continuative (連用形) | 生ひ | おひ | ofi |
Terminal (終止形) | 生ふ | おふ | ofu |
Attributive (連体形) | 生ふる | おふる | ofuru |
Realis (已然形) | 生ふれ | おふれ | ofure |
Imperative (命令形) | 生ひよ | おひよ | ofiyo |
Key constructions | |||
Negative | 生ひず | おひず | ofizu |
Contrasting conjunction | 生ふれど | おふれど | ofuredo |
Causal conjunction | 生ふれば | おふれば | ofureba |
Conditional conjunction | 生ひば | おひば | ofiba |
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 生ひき | おひき | ofiki |
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 生ひけり | おひけり | ofikeri |
Perfect tense (conscious action) | 生ひつ | おひつ | ofitu |
Perfect tense (natural event) | 生ひぬ | おひぬ | ofinu |
Perfect-continuative tense | 生ひたり | おひたり | ofitari |
Volitional | 生ひむ | おひむ | ofimu |
Derived terms
edit- 生ゆ (oyu)
- 生へる (oeru)
- 生ほす (oosu)
- 生ひ上がる (oiagaru)
- 生ひ出づ (oiizu)
- 生い先 (oisaki)
- 生ひ様 (oizama)
- 生ひ及く (oishiku)
- 生い茂る (oishigeru)
- 生ひ末 (oisue)
- 生ひ育ち (oisodachi)
- 生い育つ (oisodatsu)
- 生い立ち (oitachi)
- 生い立つ (oitatsu)
- 生ひ継ぐ (oitsugu)
- 生ひなる (oinaru)
- 生ひ上る (oinoboru)
- 生ひ優る (oimasaru)
- 生ひ行く (oiyuku)
- 片生ひ (kataoi)
- 今年生ひ (kotoshi-oi)
- 稚児生ひ (chigooi)
- 蓴生う (nunawaou)
- 根生い (neoi)
- 鼠生ひ (nezumi-oi)
- 水草生う (mikusa-ou)
- 弥生 (yayoi)
Idioms
edit- 心生ふ (kokoro ou)
Old Japanese
editEtymology
editAppears to be cognate with an op- stem that also derives the stem 大 (opo-, “big, large”) and possibly the verb 覆ふ (opu, “to cover”).
Verb
edit生ふ (opu) (kana おふ)
- (of plants or trees) to grow large, spring up
- 711–712, Kojiki, lower volume (Emperor Yūryaku; poem 91):
- ...母登爾波伊久美陀氣淤斐須恵幣爾波多斯美陀氣淤斐...
- ...mo2to2 ni pa ikumi1dake2 opi2 suwepe1 ni pa tasimi1dake2 opi2...
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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- 烏玉之夜之深去者久木生留淸河原爾知鳥數鳴
- nubatama no2 yo1 no2 puke2yuke2ba pi1sagi2 opuru ki1yo1ki1 kapara ni tido2ri sibanaku
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
editStem forms | |||
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Irrealis (未然形) | 生ひ | おひ | ofi |
Continuative (連用形) | 生ひ | おひ | ofi |
Terminal (終止形) | 生ふ | おふ | ofu |
Attributive (連体形) | 生ふる | おふる | ofuru |
Realis (已然形) | 生ふれ | おふれ | ofure |
Imperative (命令形) | 生ひよ | おひよ | ofiyo |
Key constructions | |||
Negative | 生ひず | おひず | ofizu |
Contrasting conjunction | 生ふれど | おふれど | ofuredo |
Causal conjunction | 生ふれば | おふれば | ofureba |
Conditional conjunction | 生ひば | おひば | ofiba |
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 生ひき | おひき | ofiki |
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 生ひけり | おひけり | ofikeri |
Perfect tense (conscious action) | 生ひつ | おひつ | ofitu |
Perfect tense (natural event) | 生ひぬ | おひぬ | ofinu |
Perfect-continuative tense | 生ひたり | おひたり | ofitari |
Volitional | 生ひむ | おひむ | ofimu |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Japanese: 生ふ (ou)
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