ひあそび

ひあそび

Japanese

Alternative spellings	火遊び 火あそび

Etymology

From 火(ひ) (hi, “fire”) + 遊(あそ)び (asobi, “playing, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 遊(あそ)ぶ (asobu, “to play”).”).

Compare English play with fire (“put oneself in a precarious situation”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひあ​そび [hìáꜜsòbì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [çia̠so̞bʲi]

Noun

ひあそび • (hiasobi) 

1. playing with fire
2. (by extension) playing with fire (putting oneself in a precarious situation)
3. (by extension) being unfaithful in a romance

Verb

ひあそびする • (hiasobi suru) suru (stem ひあそびし (hiasobi shi), past ひあそびした (hiasobi shita))

1. to play with fire
2. (by extension) to play with fire (putting oneself in a precarious situation)
3. (by extension) to be unfaithful in a romance

Alternative forms

• ひあそびをする (hiasobi o suru)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ひあそびする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	ひあそびし	hiasobi shi
Continuative (連用形)	ひあそびし	hiasobi shi
Terminal (終止形)	ひあそびする	hiasobi suru
Attributive (連体形)	ひあそびする	hiasobi suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	ひあそびすれ	hiasobi sure
Imperative (命令形)	ひあそびせよ¹ ひあそびしろ²	hiasobi seyo¹ hiasobi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	ひあそびされる	hiasobi sareru
Causative	ひあそびさせる ひあそびさす	hiasobi saseru hiasobi sasu
Potential	ひあそびできる	hiasobi dekiru
Volitional	ひあそびしよう	hiasobi shiyō
Negative	ひあそびしない	hiasobi shinai
Negative continuative	ひあそびせず	hiasobi sezu
Formal	ひあそびします	hiasobi shimasu
Perfective	ひあそびした	hiasobi shita
Conjunctive	ひあそびして	hiasobi shite
Hypothetical conditional	ひあそびすれば	hiasobi sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN