讒づ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
讒
しこ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
譖づ

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Verb

讒(しこ)づ • (shikozu) transitive ^†nidan

1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to slanderously misrepresent
   • (Can we date this quote?), Kinmeiki:

     長飼首歌依を讒ぢていはく

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to slander, to defame

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "讒づ" (ダ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	讒ぢ	しこぢ	sikodi
Continuative (連用形)	讒ぢ	しこぢ	sikodi
Terminal (終止形)	讒づ	しこづ	sikodu
Attributive (連体形)	讒づる	しこづる	sikoduru
Realis (已然形)	讒づれ	しこづれ	sikodure
Imperative (命令形)	讒ぢよ	しこぢよ	sikodiyo
Key constructions
Negative	讒ぢず	しこぢず	sikodizu
Contrasting conjunction	讒づれど	しこづれど	sikoduredo
Causal conjunction	讒づれば	しこづれば	sikodureba
Conditional conjunction	讒ぢば	しこぢば	sikodiba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	讒ぢき	しこぢき	sikodiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	讒ぢけり	しこぢけり	sikodikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	讒ぢつ	しこぢつ	sikoditu
Perfect tense (natural event)	讒ぢぬ	しこぢぬ	sikodinu
Perfect-continuative tense	讒ぢたり	しこぢたり	sikoditari
Volitional	讒ぢむ	しこぢむ	sikodimu