告る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
吿る (kyūjitai)
告白る

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [kòkúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ɾɯ̟]

Verb

(こく) or (コク) • (kokurugodan (stem (こく) (kokuri), past (こく)った (kokutta))

  1. (slang) synonym of 告白する (kokuhaku suru): to profess one's love
    Synonym: 告げる (tsugeru)
    かぐや(さま)(こく)らせたい
    Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai
    Kaguya wants to make someone profess love for her.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "告る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 告ら こくら kokura
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 告り こくり kokuri
Shūshikei ("terminal") 告る こくる kokuru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 告る こくる kokuru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 告れ こくれ kokure
Meireikei ("imperative") 告れ こくれ kokure
Key constructions
Passive 告られる こくられる kokurareru
Causative 告らせる
告らす
こくらせる
こくらす
kokuraseru
kokurasu
Potential 告れる こくれる kokureru
Volitional 告ろう こくろう kokurō
Negative 告らない こくらない kokuranai
Negative continuative 告らず こくらず kokurazu
Formal 告ります こくります kokurimasu
Perfective 告った こくった kokutta
Conjunctive 告って こくって kokutte
Hypothetical conditional 告れば こくれば kokureba

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
Alternative spelling
吿る (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 告る – see the following entry.
[verb] to say, declare or express an intention, usually to or from a deity
(This term, 告る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN