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化身
化身
Chinese
to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform
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body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
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simp. and trad. (化身) |
化 | 身 | |
Noun
化身
- (Buddhism) avatar; reincarnation
- (figuratively) living embodiment; reincarnation; personification
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 化 | 身 |
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け Grade: 3 |
しん Grade: 3 |
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Etymology
Noun
化身 (hiragana けしん, romaji keshin)
- (Buddhism) incarnation, reincarnation
- (figuratively) living embodiment, reincarnation
- (drama) in kabuki or other drama, appearing as a ghastly apparition
Verb
化身する (hiragana けしんする, romaji keshin suru)
- to be incarnated
Conjugation
Conjugation of "化身する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
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| Imperfective (未然形) | 化身し | けしんし | keshin shi | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 化身し | けしんし | keshin shi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 化身する | けしんする | keshin suru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 化身する | けしんする | keshin suru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 化身すれ | けしんすれ | keshin sure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 化身せよ¹ 化身しろ² |
けしんせよ¹ けしんしろ² |
keshin seyo¹ keshin shiro² |
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| Passive | 化身される | けしんされる | keshin sareru | |
| Causative | 化身させる 化身さす |
けしんさせる けしんさす |
keshin saseru keshin sasu |
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| Potential | 化身できる | けしんできる | keshin dekiru | |
| Volitional | 化身しよう | けしんしよう | keshin shiyō | |
| Negative | 化身しない | けしんしない | keshin shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 化身せず | けしんせず | keshin sezu | |
| Formal | 化身します | けしんします | keshin shimasu | |
| Perfective | 化身した | けしんした | keshin shita | |
| Conjunctive | 化身して | けしんして | keshin shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 化身すれば | けしんすれば | keshin sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||