かどう

See also: かとう

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of かどう – see the following entries.
可動
[noun] being moveable
稼働
[noun] operation (of a machine)
[verb] run, operate (of a machine)
河道
[noun] watercourse of a river, river channel
華道
[noun] flower arrangement
花道
[noun] flower arrangement, ikebana
歌道
[noun] art of tanka poetry
渦動
[noun] vortex
家僮
[noun] house servant
(This term, かどう (kadō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 化導, 火動, 火道, 家道.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
勾引ふ
拐ふ

Verb

かどう • (kadōかどふ (kadofu)?transitive (Classical Japanese)

  1. to tempt; to lure
  2. to kidnap; to abduct
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "かどふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) かどは kadofa
Continuative (連用形) かどひ kadofi
Terminal (終止形) かどふ kadofu
Attributive (連体形) かどふ kadofu
Realis (已然形) かどへ kadofe
Imperative (命令形) かどへ kadofe
Key constructions
Negative かどはず kadofazu
Contrasting conjunction かどへど kadofedo
Causal conjunction かどへば kadofeba
Conditional conjunction かどはば kadofaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) かどひき kadofiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) かどひけり kadofikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) かどひつ kadofitu
Perfect tense (natural event) かどひぬ kadofinu
Perfect-continuative tense かどへり
かどひたり
kadoferi
kadofitari
Volitional かどはむ kadofamu

Verb

かどう • (kadōtransitive nidan (Classical Japanese)

  1. to kidnap; to abduct
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "かどふ" (ハ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) かどへ kadofe
Continuative (連用形) かどへ kadofe
Terminal (終止形) かどふ kadofu
Attributive (連体形) かどふる kadofuru
Realis (已然形) かどふれ kadofure
Imperative (命令形) かどへよ kadofeyo
Key constructions
Negative かどへず kadofezu
Contrasting conjunction かどふれど kadofuredo
Causal conjunction かどふれば kadofureba
Conditional conjunction かどへば kadofeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) かどへき kadofeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) かどへけり kadofekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) かどへつ kadofetu
Perfect tense (natural event) かどへぬ kadofenu
Perfect-continuative tense かどへたり kadofetari
Volitional かどへむ kadofemu