膝行
Chinese
| knee | to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (膝行) | 膝 | 行 | |
| simp. #(膝行) | 膝 | 行 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīxíng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sisíng
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-hsing2
- Yale: syī-syíng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishyng
- Palladius: сисин (sisin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
膝行
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 膝 | 行 |
| しつ > しっ Grade: S |
こう Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | |
Pronunciation
Noun
膝行 • (shikkō)
Verb
膝行する • (shikkō suru) suru (stem 膝行し (shikkō shi), past 膝行した (shikkō shita))
Usage notes
Sliding on one's knees without standing is a mark of humility. It is most often done before an altar or, historically, before a high-ranking nobleman or samurai.
Inflection
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 膝行し | しっこうし | shikkō shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 膝行し | しっこうし | shikkō shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 膝行する | しっこうする | shikkō suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 膝行する | しっこうする | shikkō suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 膝行すれ | しっこうすれ | shikkō sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 膝行せよ¹ 膝行しろ² |
しっこうせよ¹ しっこうしろ² |
shikkō seyo¹ shikkō shiro² |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 膝行される | しっこうされる | shikkō sareru |
| Causative | 膝行させる 膝行さす |
しっこうさせる しっこうさす |
shikkō saseru shikkō sasu |
| Potential | 膝行できる | しっこうできる | shikkō dekiru |
| Volitional | 膝行しよう | しっこうしよう | shikkō shiyō |
| Negative | 膝行しない | しっこうしない | shikkō shinai |
| Negative continuative | 膝行せず | しっこうせず | shikkō sezu |
| Formal | 膝行します | しっこうします | shikkō shimasu |
| Perfective | 膝行した | しっこうした | shikkō shita |
| Conjunctive | 膝行して | しっこうして | shikkō shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 膝行すれば | しっこうすれば | shikkō sureba |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- “△膝行”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026