駆馳

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
驅馳 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Coined in Japanese as a compound of Middle Chinese elements 驅馳 (MC khju|khjuH drje, literally “to drive + to speed”).

First cited to a text from c. 1346.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (kuchi

  1. [from 1475] driving with a car, horse, etc.
  2. [from c. 1346] working with affairs

Verb

()()する • (kuchi surusuru (stem ()() (kuchi shi), past ()()した (kuchi shita))

  1. [from 1475] to drive with a car, horse, etc.
  2. [from c. 1346] to work with affairs

Conjugation

Conjugation of "駆馳する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 駆馳し くちし kuchi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 駆馳し くちし kuchi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 駆馳する くちする kuchi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 駆馳する くちする kuchi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 駆馳すれ くちすれ kuchi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 駆馳せよ¹
駆馳しろ²
くちせよ¹
くちしろ²
kuchi seyo¹
kuchi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 駆馳される くちされる kuchi sareru
Causative 駆馳させる
駆馳さす
くちさせる
くちさす
kuchi saseru
kuchi sasu
Potential 駆馳できる くちできる kuchi dekiru
Volitional 駆馳しよう くちしよう kuchi shiyō
Negative 駆馳しない くちしない kuchi shinai
Negative continuative 駆馳せず くちせず kuchi sezu
Formal 駆馳します くちします kuchi shimasu
Perfective 駆馳した くちした kuchi shita
Conjunctive 駆馳して くちして kuchi shite
Hypothetical conditional 駆馳すれば くちすれば kuchi sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ 駆馳”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN