沈思黙考

Japanese

Kanji in this term
沈	思	黙	考
ちん Grade: S	し Grade: 2	もく > もっ Grade: S	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
沈思默考 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

沈思(ちんし) (chinshi) + 黙考(もっこう) (mokkō)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちんし・もっこー [chíꜜǹshì mòkkóó] (Atamadaka + Heiban – [1]-[0])

(Tokyo) ちんしもっこー [chíꜜǹshì mòkkòò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2] incorrectly approximated by the cited dictionary's restrictively simplistic single-accent style
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕĩɰ̃ɕi mo̞k̚ko̞ː]

Noun

沈(ちん)思(し)黙(もっ)考(こう) • (chinshi mokkō) ^{←ちんしもくかう (tinsi mokukau)^?}

being lost in deep thought

Verb

沈(ちん)思(し)黙(もっ)考(こう)する • (chinshi mokkō suru) ^{←ちんしもくかう (tinsi mokukau)^?}intransitive suru (stem 沈(ちん)思(し)黙(もっ)考(こう)し (chinshi mokkō shi), past 沈(ちん)思(し)黙(もっ)考(こう)した (chinshi mokkō shita))

to contemplate deeply

Conjugation

Conjugation of "沈思黙考する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	沈思黙考し	ちんしもっこうし	chinshi mokkō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	沈思黙考し	ちんしもっこうし	chinshi mokkō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	沈思黙考する	ちんしもっこうする	chinshi mokkō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	沈思黙考する	ちんしもっこうする	chinshi mokkō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	沈思黙考すれ	ちんしもっこうすれ	chinshi mokkō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	沈思黙考せよ¹ 沈思黙考しろ²	ちんしもっこうせよ¹ ちんしもっこうしろ²	chinshi mokkō seyo¹ chinshi mokkō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	沈思黙考される	ちんしもっこうされる	chinshi mokkō sareru
Causative	沈思黙考させる沈思黙考さす	ちんしもっこうさせるちんしもっこうさす	chinshi mokkō saseru chinshi mokkō sasu
Potential	沈思黙考できる	ちんしもっこうできる	chinshi mokkō dekiru
Volitional	沈思黙考しよう	ちんしもっこうしよう	chinshi mokkō shiyō
Negative	沈思黙考しない	ちんしもっこうしない	chinshi mokkō shinai
Negative continuative	沈思黙考せず	ちんしもっこうせず	chinshi mokkō sezu
Formal	沈思黙考します	ちんしもっこうします	chinshi mokkō shimasu
Perfective	沈思黙考した	ちんしもっこうした	chinshi mokkō shita
Conjunctive	沈思黙考して	ちんしもっこうして	chinshi mokkō shite
Hypothetical conditional	沈思黙考すれば	ちんしもっこうすれば	chinshi mokkō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“沈思黙考”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ “沈思黙考”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NKD2-2] “沈思黙考”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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