しく
See also: じく
Japanese
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of しく – see the following entries. | ||
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| (This term, しく (shiku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as しく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しく. |
Etymology 2
| Alternative spellings |
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| 敷く 布く 施く (rare) |
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *sik-.
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 敷く
| Plain | 敷く | しく | [shìkú] |
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| Conjunctive | 敷いて | しいて | [shìíté] |
| Perfective | 敷いた | しいた | [shìítá] |
| Negative | 敷かない | しかない | [shìkánáí] |
| Negative perfective | 敷かなかった | しかなかった | [shìkánáꜜkàttà] |
| Hypothetical conditional | 敷けば | しけば | [shìkéꜜbà] |
| Past conditional | 敷いたら | しいたら | [shìítáꜜrà] |
| Imperative | 敷け | しけ | [shìké] |
| Volitional | 敷こう | しこー | [shìkóꜜò] |
| Desiderative | 敷きたい | しきたい | [shìkítáí] |
| Formal | 敷きます | しきます | [shìkímáꜜsù] |
| Formal negative | 敷きません | しきません | [shìkímáséꜜǹ] |
| Formal volitional | 敷きましょう | しきましょー | [shìkímáshóꜜò] |
| Formal perfective | 敷きました | しきました | [shìkímáꜜshìtà] |
| Continuative | 敷き 敷きに |
しき しきに |
[shìkí] [shìkí ní] |
| Negative continuative | 敷かず 敷かずに |
しかず しかずに |
[shìkázú] [shìkázú ní] |
| Passive | 敷かれる | しかれる | [shìkárérú] |
| Causative | 敷かせる 敷かす |
しかせる しかす |
[shìkásérú] [shìkású] |
| Potential | 敷ける | しける | [shìkérú] |
Verb
しく • (shiku) ←しく (siku)?godan (stem しき (shiki), past しいた (shiita))
Conjugation
Conjugation of "しく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | しか | shika | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | しき | shiki | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | しく | shiku | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | しく | shiku | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | しけ | shike | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | しけ | shike | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | しかれる | shikareru | |
| Causative | しかせる しかす |
shikaseru shikasu | |
| Potential | しける | shikeru | |
| Volitional | しこう | shikō | |
| Negative | しかない | shikanai | |
| Negative continuative | しかず | shikazu | |
| Formal | しきます | shikimasu | |
| Perfective | しいた | shiita | |
| Conjunctive | しいて | shiite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | しけば | shikeba | |
Derived terms
- 布団を敷く (futon o shiku, “to make the bed”)
Etymology 3
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| 如く 若く 及く |
Pronunciation
Verb
しく • (shiku) ←しく (siku)?godan (stem しき (shiki), past しいた (shiita))
- to equal; to match; to be comparable with; to rival
Conjugation
Conjugation of "しく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | しか | shika | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | しき | shiki | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | しく | shiku | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | しく | shiku | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | しけ | shike | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | しけ | shike | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | しかれる | shikareru | |
| Causative | しかせる しかす |
shikaseru shikasu | |
| Potential | しける | shikeru | |
| Volitional | しこう | shikō | |
| Negative | しかない | shikanai | |
| Negative continuative | しかず | shikazu | |
| Formal | しきます | shikimasu | |
| Perfective | しいた | shiita | |
| Conjunctive | しいて | shiite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | しけば | shikeba | |