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鍍金
鍍金
See also: 镀金
Chinese
| -plated; to plate | metal; money; gold | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鍍金) | 鍍 | 金 | |
| simp. (镀金) | 镀 | 金 | |
Verb
鍍金
- to gild; to gold plate
- (figuratively) to attach a golden facade, especially to go overseas to study to polish one's qualifications (despite lacking the actual abilities)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鍍 | 金 |
| Hyōgaiji | Grade: 1 |
| Irregular | |
Alternative forms
- 滅金
Noun
鍍金 (hiragana めっき, katakana メッキ, romaji mekki)
Verb
鍍金する (hiragana めっきする, katakana メッキする, romaji mekki suru)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "鍍金する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 鍍金し | めっきし | mekki shi | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 鍍金し | めっきし | mekki shi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 鍍金する | めっきする | mekki suru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 鍍金する | めっきする | mekki suru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 鍍金すれ | めっきすれ | mekki sure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 鍍金せよ¹ 鍍金しろ² |
めっきせよ¹ めっきしろ² |
mekki seyo¹ mekki shiro² |
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| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 鍍金される | めっきされる | mekki sareru | |
| Causative | 鍍金させる 鍍金さす |
めっきさせる めっきさす |
mekki saseru mekki sasu |
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| Potential | 鍍金できる | めっきできる | mekki dekiru | |
| Volitional | 鍍金しよう | めっきしよう | mekki shiyō | |
| Negative | 鍍金しない | めっきしない | mekki shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 鍍金せず | めっきせず | mekki sezu | |
| Formal | 鍍金します | めっきします | mekki shimasu | |
| Perfective | 鍍金した | めっきした | mekki shita | |
| Conjunctive | 鍍金して | めっきして | mekki shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 鍍金すれば | めっきすれば | mekki sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||