透く
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 透 |
| す Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
Pronunciation
Verb
透く • (suku) godan (stem 透き (suki), past 透いた (suita))
- to be transparent, can be seen through (such as thin, sparse objects such as a fence)
- to be or become thin and sparse
- to make a room or gap in between objects
Conjugation
Conjugation of "透く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 透か | すか | suka |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 透き | すき | suki |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 透く | すく | suku |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 透く | すく | suku |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 透け | すけ | suke |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 透け | すけ | suke |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 透かれる | すかれる | sukareru |
| Causative | 透かせる 透かす |
すかせる すかす |
sukaseru sukasu |
| Potential | 透ける | すける | sukeru |
| Volitional | 透こう | すこう | sukō |
| Negative | 透かない | すかない | sukanai |
| Negative continuative | 透かず | すかず | sukazu |
| Formal | 透きます | すきます | sukimasu |
| Perfective | 透いた | すいた | suita |
| Conjunctive | 透いて | すいて | suite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 透けば | すけば | sukeba |
Synonyms
- (to be transparent): 透ける (sukeru)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “す・く 【透・空】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN