むす

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of むす – see the following entry.
【蒸す】
[verb] to steam; to heat by steaming; to cook by steaming
[verb] to be sultry; to be hot and humid; to be muggy
(This term, むす (musu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as むす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as むす.

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
生す
産す

Pronunciation

Verb

むす • (musu) ←むす (musu)?intransitive †yodan

  1. (Classical Japanese) to grow
    Synonym: 生(は)える (haeru)
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "むす" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) むさ musa
Continuative (連用形) むし musi
Terminal (終止形) むす musu
Attributive (連体形) むす musu
Realis (已然形) むせ muse
Imperative (命令形) むせ muse
Key constructions
Negative むさず musazu
Contrasting conjunction むせど musedo
Causal conjunction むせば museba
Conditional conjunction むさば musaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) むしき musiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) むしけり musikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) むしつ musitu
Perfect tense (natural event) むしぬ musinu
Perfect-continuative tense むせり
むしたり		 museri
musitari
Volitional むさむ musamu
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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