絶筆

See also: 絕筆 and 绝笔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜつ > ぜっ
Grade: 5
ひつ > ぴつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
絕筆 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っぴつ [zèppítsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ze̞p̚ʲpʲit͡sɨ]

Noun

(ぜっ)(ぴつ) • (zeppitsu

  1. the last written work produced by a person before death
  2. cessation of writing

Verb

(ぜっ)(ぴつ)する • (zeppitsu surusuru (stem (ぜっ)(ぴつ) (zeppitsu shi), past (ぜっ)(ぴつ)した (zeppitsu shita))

  1. to cease or stop writing

Conjugation

Conjugation of "絶筆する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 絶筆し ぜっぴつし zeppitsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 絶筆し ぜっぴつし zeppitsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 絶筆する ぜっぴつする zeppitsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 絶筆する ぜっぴつする zeppitsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 絶筆すれ ぜっぴつすれ zeppitsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 絶筆せよ¹
絶筆しろ²
ぜっぴつせよ¹
ぜっぴつしろ²
zeppitsu seyo¹
zeppitsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 絶筆される ぜっぴつされる zeppitsu sareru
Causative 絶筆させる
絶筆さす
ぜっぴつさせる
ぜっぴつさす
zeppitsu saseru
zeppitsu sasu
Potential 絶筆できる ぜっぴつできる zeppitsu dekiru
Volitional 絶筆しよう ぜっぴつしよう zeppitsu shiyō
Negative 絶筆しない ぜっぴつしない zeppitsu shinai
Negative continuative 絶筆せず ぜっぴつせず zeppitsu sezu
Formal 絶筆します ぜっぴつします zeppitsu shimasu
Perfective 絶筆した ぜっぴつした zeppitsu shita
Conjunctive 絶筆して ぜっぴつして zeppitsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 絶筆すれば ぜっぴつすれば zeppitsu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

See also

  • 断筆(だんぴつ) (danpitsu)

References

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