かふ

See also: かぶ, がふ, and がぶ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かふ – see the following entries.
火夫
[noun] stoker
家譜
[noun] genealogy; family tree
寡夫
[noun] widower
寡婦
[noun] widow
(This term, かふ (kafu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
[verb] to buy
[verb] to value, to appreciate, to recognise, to have a high opinion of
[verb] to provoke, to stir (a negative feeling in someone)
[verb] to raise; to feed (livestock etc.)
[verb] to keep, have (a pet)
Alternative spelling
畜う
(This term, かふ (kafu), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かふ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かふ.

(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 下付, 花布, 花譜, 家父, 家扶, 家婦, 跏趺.)

Old Japanese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *kap-.

Verb

かふ (kapu)

  1. 飼ふ: to raise, rear, keep (livestock)
  2. 買ふ: to buy, exchange
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "かふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) かは kafa
Continuative (連用形) かひ kafi
Terminal (終止形) かふ kafu
Attributive (連体形) かふ kafu
Realis (已然形) かへ kafe
Imperative (命令形) かへ kafe
Key constructions
Negative かはず kafazu
Contrasting conjunction かへど kafedo
Causal conjunction かへば kafeba
Conditional conjunction かはば kafaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) かひき kafiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) かひけり kafikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) かひつ kafitu
Perfect tense (natural event) かひぬ kafinu
Perfect-continuative tense かへり
かひたり
kaferi
kafitari
Volitional かはむ kafamu

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *kapaCi, cognate with Etymology 1 senses above.

Verb

かふ (kapu)

  1. 換ふ, 易ふ: to replace; to exchange, interchange
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "かふ" (ハ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) かへ kafe
Continuative (連用形) かへ kafe
Terminal (終止形) かふ kafu
Attributive (連体形) かふる kafuru
Realis (已然形) かふれ kafure
Imperative (命令形) かへよ kafeyo
Key constructions
Negative かへず kafezu
Contrasting conjunction かふれど kafuredo
Causal conjunction かふれば kafureba
Conditional conjunction かへば kafeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) かへき kafeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) かへけり kafekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) かへつ kafetu
Perfect tense (natural event) かへぬ kafenu
Perfect-continuative tense かへたり kafetari
Volitional かへむ kafemu

Descendants

  • Japanese: 変える (kaeru)