とし

See also: とじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of とし – see the following entries.
1
[noun] (obsolete) grain, particularly rice
[noun] (obsolete) a grain harvest, a grain crop
[noun] a year
[noun] age
[noun] (specifically) used to describe the age of someone who should not do things inappropriate for their age
Alternative spelling
都市
[noun] city; town
杜詩
[noun] (poetry) poetry of Du Fu
妬視
[noun] (literary, uncommon) looking with envy
[verb] (literary, uncommon) to look enviously
徒死
[noun] dying in vain
[verb] to die in vain
けいJ
[proper noun] a male given name
Alternative spelling
さとし
(This term, とし (toshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as とし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とし.

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
利し
鋭し
敏し
聆し
疾し
捷し

Adjective

とし • (toshi-ku

  1. 利し, 鋭し: sharp
  2. 敏し, 聆し: smart, clever
  3. 疾し, 捷し: fast, quick
  4. 疾し, 鋭し: powerful, intense
Derived terms

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "とし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) とく[1]
とから[2]
toku
tokara
Continuative (連用形) とく[1]
とかり[2]
toku
tokari
Terminal (終止形) とし tosi
Attributive (連体形) とき
とかる
toki
tokaru
Realis (已然形) とけれ tokere
Imperative (命令形) とかれ tokare
Key constructions
Negative とからず tokarazu
Contrasting conjunction とけれど tokeredo
Causal conjunction とければ tokereba
Conditional conjunction とくば tokuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) とかりき tokariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) とかりけり tokarikeri
Adverbial とく toku

[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.