蹲る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蹲
うずくま
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
踞る

Etymology

The うず(uzu) element is also found in 蹲(うず)居(い) (uzui).[1][2]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

蹲(うずくま)る • (uzukumaru) intransitive godan (stem 蹲(うずくま)り (uzukumari), past 蹲(うずくま)った (uzukumatta))

  1. to crouch; to squat
    Synonyms: かがむ, しゃがむ, つくばう

Conjugation

Conjugation of "蹲る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 蹲ら うずくまら uzukumara
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 蹲り うずくまり uzukumari
Shūshikei ("terminal") 蹲る うずくまる uzukumaru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 蹲る うずくまる uzukumaru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 蹲れ うずくまれ uzukumare
Meireikei ("imperative") 蹲れ うずくまれ uzukumare
Key constructions
Passive 蹲られる うずくまられる uzukumarareru
Causative 蹲らせる
蹲らす 		うずくまらせる
うずくまらす 		uzukumaraseru
uzukumarasu
Potential 蹲れる うずくまれる uzukumareru
Volitional 蹲ろう うずくまろう uzukumarō
Negative 蹲らない うずくまらない uzukumaranai
Negative continuative 蹲らず うずくまらず uzukumarazu
Formal 蹲ります うずくまります uzukumarimasu
Perfective 蹲った うずくまった uzukumatta
Conjunctive 蹲って うずくまって uzukumatte
Hypothetical conditional 蹲れば うずくまれば uzukumareba
Classical conjugation of "蹲る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 蹲ら うずくまら uzukumara
Continuative (連用形) 蹲り うずくまり uzukumari
Terminal (終止形) 蹲る うずくまる uzukumaru
Attributive (連体形) 蹲る うずくまる uzukumaru
Realis (已然形) 蹲れ うずくまれ uzukumare
Imperative (命令形) 蹲れ うずくまれ uzukumare
Key constructions
Negative 蹲らず うずくまらず uzukumarazu
Contrasting conjunction 蹲れど うずくまれど uzukumaredo
Causal conjunction 蹲れば うずくまれば uzukumareba
Conditional conjunction 蹲らば うずくまらば uzukumaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 蹲りき うずくまりき uzukumariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 蹲りけり うずくまりけり uzukumarikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 蹲りつ うずくまりつ uzukumaritu
Perfect tense (natural event) 蹲りぬ うずくまりぬ uzukumarinu
Perfect-continuative tense 蹲れり
蹲りたり		 うずくまれり
うずくまりたり		 uzukumareri
uzukumaritari
Volitional 蹲らむ うずくまらむ uzukumaramu

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ “蹲る”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
  4. ^ 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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