鏗然

See also: 铿然

Chinese

jingling of metals; to strike
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
 
trad. (鏗然)
simp. (铿然)

Pronunciation


Adjective

鏗然

  1. (literary) clanging; resounding
  2. (literary) loud and clear

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgai
ぜん
Grade: 4
kan'on

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーぜん [kòózéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

(こう)(ぜん) • (kōzenかうぜん (kauzen)?-tari (adnominal (こう)(ぜん)とした (kōzen to shita) or (こう)(ぜん)たる (kōzen taru), adverbial (こう)(ぜん) (kōzen to) or (こう)(ぜん)として (kōzen to shite))

  1. (literary) shrilling (of metal, stone, musical instruments, etc)

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "鏗然たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 鏗然たら こうぜんたら kouzentara
Continuative (連用形) 鏗然と[1]
鏗然たり[2]
こうぜんと
こうぜんたり
kouzento
kouzentari
Terminal (終止形) 鏗然たり こうぜんたり kouzentari
Attributive (連体形) 鏗然たる こうぜんたる kouzentaru
Realis (已然形) 鏗然たれ こうぜんたれ kouzentare
Imperative (命令形) 鏗然たれ こうぜんたれ kouzentare
Key constructions
Negative 鏗然たらず こうぜんたらず kouzentarazu
Contrasting conjunction 鏗然たれど こうぜんたれど kouzentaredo
Causal conjunction 鏗然たれば こうぜんたれば kouzentareba
Conditional conjunction 鏗然たらば こうぜんたらば kouzentaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 鏗然たりき こうぜんたりき kouzentariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 鏗然たりけり こうぜんたりけり kouzentarikeri
Adverbial 鏗然と こうぜんと kouzento

[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

References

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