絶筆
See also: 絕筆 and 绝笔
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 絶 | 筆 |
| ぜつ > ぜっ Grade: 5 | ひつ > ぴつ Grade: 3 |
| on’yomi | |
The names of four Japanese war criminals, written by them before their execution.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ぜっぴつ [zèppítsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [d͡ze̞p̚ʲpʲit͡sɨᵝ]
Noun
絶筆 (hiragana ぜっぴつ, rōmaji zeppitsu)
- the last written work produced by a person before death
- cessation of writing
Verb
絶筆する (hiragana ぜっぴつする, rōmaji zeppitsu suru)
- to cease or stop writing
Conjugation
Conjugation of "絶筆する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 絶筆し | ぜっぴつし | zeppitsu shi | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 絶筆し | ぜっぴつし | zeppitsu shi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 絶筆する | ぜっぴつする | zeppitsu suru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 絶筆する | ぜっぴつする | zeppitsu suru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 絶筆すれ | ぜっぴつすれ | zeppitsu sure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 絶筆せよ¹ 絶筆しろ² | ぜっぴつせよ¹ ぜっぴつしろ² | zeppitsu seyo¹ zeppitsu shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 絶筆される | ぜっぴつされる | zeppitsu sareru | |
| Causative | 絶筆させる 絶筆さす | ぜっぴつさせる ぜっぴつさす | zeppitsu saseru zeppitsu sasu | |
| Potential | 絶筆できる | ぜっぴつできる | zeppitsu dekiru | |
| Volitional | 絶筆しよう | ぜっぴつしよう | zeppitsu shiyō | |
| Negative | 絶筆しない | ぜっぴつしない | zeppitsu shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 絶筆せず | ぜっぴつせず | zeppitsu sezu | |
| Formal | 絶筆します | ぜっぴつします | zeppitsu shimasu | |
| Perfective | 絶筆した | ぜっぴつした | zeppitsu shita | |
| Conjunctive | 絶筆して | ぜっぴつして | zeppitsu shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 絶筆すれば | ぜっぴつすれば | zeppitsu sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
See also
- 断筆 (danpitsu)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN