据える

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From classical shimo nidan katsuyō verb 据う (suu),[1] possibly parsed as *suwu. In the Muromachi period, there also exists a classical verb 据ゆ (suyu).

Compare 座る (suwaru, sit, intransitive).

Pronunciation

Verb

据える (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana すえる, rōmaji sueru, historical hiragana すゑる)

Japanese verb pair
active 据える
mediopassive 据わる
  1. (of an object) to place, set (so it cannot be moved)
  2. to lay a foundation
  3. to seat someone
  4. to settle on, focus oneself
  5. to apply moxa
  6. to (place a) seal
    Synonym: 捺印する (natsuin suru)
  7. (of birds, etc.) to perch
  8. to plant, transplant
    Synonym: 植え付ける (uetsukeru)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Idioms

Proverbs

  •  () ()えた (たか) ()らす (te ni sueta taka o sorasu)

References

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