酸し
Japanese
editKanji in this term |
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酸 |
す Grade: 5 |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
editDerived from noun 酢 (su, “vinegar”) + adjectival suffix し (-shi).[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editUsage notes
editThe -shi ending is the terminal (sentence-final) form in classical Japanese. This form is archaic and almost obsolete in modern Japanese, having evolved into the -i ending, the base form for modern -i adjectives. For more detail, see Japanese equivalents of adjectives on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Conjugation
editStem forms | ||||
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Irrealis (未然形) | 酸く[1] 酸から[2] |
すく すから |
suku sukara | |
Continuative (連用形) | 酸く[1] 酸かり[2] |
すく すかり |
suku sukari | |
Terminal (終止形) | 酸し | すし | susi | |
Attributive (連体形) | 酸き 酸かる |
すき すかる |
suki sukaru | |
Realis (已然形) | 酸けれ | すけれ | sukere | |
Imperative (命令形) | 酸かれ | すかれ | sukare | |
Key constructions | ||||
Negative | 酸からず | すからず | sukarazu | |
Contrasting conjunction | 酸けれど | すけれど | sukeredo | |
Causal conjunction | 酸ければ | すければ | sukereba | |
Conditional conjunction | 酸くば | すくば | sukuba | |
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 酸かりき | すかりき | sukariki | |
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 酸かりけり | すかりけり | sukarikeri | |
Adverbial | 酸く | すく | suku | |
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb. |
Derived terms
edit- 酸い (sui, “sour”, modern form)
- 寿司, 鮨, 鮓 (sushi, “sushi”)
- 酸ヶ湯温泉 (Sukayu Onsen)
- 酸棗 (sukinatsume)
- 口が酸くなる (kuchi ga sukunaru)
References
edit- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN