さす

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of さす – see the following entries.

【砂洲】	[noun] sandbank, sandbar, shoal

【刺す】	[verb] to pierce, to stab, to stick, to thrust [verb] (of an insect) to sting, to bite [verb] to cause a sharp or stabbing sensation in (such as pain or smell) [verb] (baseball) to tag out

【指す】	[verb] to point (at, to) [verb] to indicate, to specify, to point out [verb] (shogi, chess) to play (the game or a move), to move (a piece), to make (a move)

【差す】

[verb] to raise one's hands, to extend one's hands

[verb] (transitive) to hold (something such as an umbrella) over one's head

[verb] (transitive) to offer (sake to someone)

[verb] (transitive) to pour, to drip, to drop, to cause to flow or drip

[verb] (intransitive, of the tide) to rise

[verb] (intransitive, of color) to appear, to arise

Alternative spellings
注す, 点す

【射す】	[verb] to shine (in, into)

【注す】	[verb] to pour [verb] to serve drinks [verb] alternative spelling of 差す (sasu)

【挿す】	[verb] to insert

(This term, さす (sasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as さす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as さす.

さす • (-sasu) godan (stem さし (-sashi), past さした (-sashita))

(chiefly dialectal and colloquial) alternative form of させる (saseru, “causative suffix”)

さす • (-sasu) ^†nidan

Classical Japanese form of させる (saseru, “causative suffix”)
1. Expresses causation: to make … do …
2. Expresses respect.

Classical conjugation of "さす" (サ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	させ	sase
Continuative (連用形)	させ	sase
Terminal (終止形)	さす	sasu
Attributive (連体形)	さする	sasuru
Realis (已然形)	さすれ	sasure
Imperative (命令形)	させよ	saseyo
Key constructions
Negative	させず	sasezu
Contrasting conjunction	さすれど	sasuredo
Causal conjunction	さすれば	sasureba
Conditional conjunction	させば	saseba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	させき	saseki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	させけり	sasekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	させつ	sasetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	させぬ	sasenu
Perfect-continuative tense	させたり	sasetari
Volitional	させむ	sasemu