荒む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
荒
すさ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

すさぶ (susabu)

Etymology

Sound change from すさぶ (susabu); /b/ becomes /m/. Also seen in 寂しい (sabishii, samishii, “lonely, desolate”), 頭 (tsuburi, tsumuri, “head”), and 煙 (keburi, kemuri, “smoke”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すさむ [sùsámú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [sɨsa̠mɯ̟]

Verb

荒(すさ)む • (susamu) transitive godan (stem 荒(すさ)み (susami), past 荒(すさ)んだ (susanda))

to go wild, to grow wild^[3]
to become degenerate^[3]
すさんだ生活(せいかつ)を送(おく)る
susanda seikatsu o okuru
to lead a degenerate lifestyle

Conjugation

Conjugation of "荒む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	荒ま	すさま	susama
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	荒み	すさみ	susami
Shūshikei ("terminal")	荒む	すさむ	susamu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	荒む	すさむ	susamu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	荒め	すさめ	susame
Meireikei ("imperative")	荒め	すさめ	susame
Key constructions
Passive	荒まれる	すさまれる	susamareru
Causative	荒ませる荒ます	すさませるすさます	susamaseru susamasu
Potential	荒める	すさめる	susameru
Volitional	荒もう	すさもう	susamō
Negative	荒まない	すさまない	susamanai
Negative continuative	荒まず	すさまず	susamazu
Formal	荒みます	すさみます	susamimasu
Perfective	荒んだ	すさんだ	susanda
Conjunctive	荒んで	すさんで	susande
Hypothetical conditional	荒めば	すさめば	susameba

References

^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Taishukan's Genius Japanese-English Dictionary, Tōkyō: Taishukan, 1998.

[SMK2-1] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō

[ZAJ-2] Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

[TG-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Taishukan's Genius Japanese-English Dictionary, Tōkyō: Taishukan, 1998.

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