おんぶ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
負んぶ
負ぶ (rare)

Etymology

From おぶう (obuu).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

おんぶ • (onbu

  1. (childish) a piggyback ride; being carried on someone's back
    パパ、おんぶ(ちょう)(だい)
    Papa, onbu chōdai.
    Daddy, give me a piggy-back ride.
  2. dependence; depending on someone, relying on someone

Derived terms

  • おんぶ(ひも) (onbuhimo, sling)

Verb

おんぶする • (onbu surusuru (stem おんぶ (onbu shi), past おんぶした (onbu shita))

  1. (childish) to give someone a piggyback ride
    (かの)(じょ)おんぶする
    kanojo o onbu suru
    to give one's girlfriend a piggyback ride
  2. (childish) to receive a piggyback ride
  3. to rely on, depend on (someone)
    ()(ぎょう)おんぶしてしまう。
    Kigyō ni onbu shite-shimau.
    They rely on corporate support.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "おんぶする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") おんぶし onbu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") おんぶし onbu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") おんぶする onbu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") おんぶする onbu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") おんぶすれ onbu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") おんぶせよ¹
おんぶしろ²
onbu seyo¹
onbu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive おんぶされる onbu sareru
Causative おんぶさせる
おんぶさす
onbu saseru
onbu sasu
Potential おんぶできる onbu dekiru
Volitional おんぶしよう onbu shiyō
Negative おんぶしない onbu shinai
Negative continuative おんぶせず onbu sezu
Formal おんぶします onbu shimasu
Perfective おんぶした onbu shita
Conjunctive おんぶして onbu shite
Hypothetical conditional おんぶすれば onbu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN