躱す

Japanese
Kanji in this term
躱
かわ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かわす [kàwású] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠sɨᵝ]

Verb

躱(かわ)す • (kawasu) ←かはす (kafasu)?transitive godan (stem 躱(かわ)し (kawashi), past 躱(かわ)した (kawashita))

  1. dodge, move quickly to avoid a moving object
    ギリギリで奴(やつ)の攻撃(こうげき)は躱(かわ)せる
    girigiri de yatsu no kōgeki wa kawaseru
    I can barely dodge his attacks
  2. evade, attempt to avoid

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Conjugation
Conjugation of "躱す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 躱さ かわさ kawasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 躱し かわし kawashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 躱す かわす kawasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 躱す かわす kawasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 躱せ かわせ kawase
Meireikei ("imperative") 躱せ かわせ kawase
Key constructions
Passive 躱される かわされる kawasareru
Causative 躱させる
躱さす		 かわさせる
かわさす		 kawasaseru
kawasasu
Potential 躱せる かわせる kawaseru
Volitional 躱そう かわそう kawasō
Negative 躱さない かわさない kawasanai
Negative continuative 躱さず かわさず kawasazu
Formal 躱します かわします kawashimasu
Perfective 躱した かわした kawashita
Conjunctive 躱して かわして kawashite
Hypothetical conditional 躱せば かわせば kawaseba

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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