誥ぶ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
誥
たけ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
建ぶ 猛ぶ

Etymology

From たけ (take, root of classical ku-adjective(ク活用 (ku katsuyō)) 猛し (takeshi, “bold, courageous; violent, vigorous”)) + ぶ (-bu, “to act (in a certain manner)”, verbal suffix with upper bigrade conjugation). Cognate with 高 (taka, “tall, high”) and 猛る (takeru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta̠ke̞bɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

誥(たけ)ぶ • (takebu) intransitive ^†nidan

1. to act ferociously or manly
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 9, poem 1809:
     ; text here

     牙(き)喫(かみ)建(たけ)怒(び)而(て)

     kikamitakebite

     ferociously gnashing teeth

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "誥ぶ" (バ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	誥び	たけび	takebi
Continuative (連用形)	誥び	たけび	takebi
Terminal (終止形)	誥ぶ	たけぶ	takebu
Attributive (連体形)	誥ぶる	たけぶる	takeburu
Realis (已然形)	誥ぶれ	たけぶれ	takebure
Imperative (命令形)	誥びよ	たけびよ	takebiyo
Key constructions
Negative	誥びず	たけびず	takebizu
Contrasting conjunction	誥ぶれど	たけぶれど	takeburedo
Causal conjunction	誥ぶれば	たけぶれば	takebureba
Conditional conjunction	誥びば	たけびば	takebiba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	誥びき	たけびき	takebiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	誥びけり	たけびけり	takebikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	誥びつ	たけびつ	takebitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	誥びぬ	たけびぬ	takebinu
Perfect-continuative tense	誥びたり	たけびたり	takebitari
Volitional	誥びむ	たけびむ	takebimu

Derived terms

• 雄(お)叫(たけ)び (otakebi)

Related terms

• 猛(たけ)る (takeru)
• 猛々(たけだけ)しい (takedakeshii)