はしご・梯子・梯・階子hashigo[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- nounladder
- nounstairs
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbgoing to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | はしごする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | はしごします |
| Negative (nai) | はしごしない |
| polite (masen) | はしごしません |
| classical zu / nu | はしごせず・はしごせぬ |
| Past (ta) | はしごした |
| polite (mashita) | はしごしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | はしごしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | はしごしませんでした |
| Te form | はしごして |
| Potential | はしごできる |
| Passive | はしごされる |
| Causative | はしごさせる |
| Causative passive | はしごさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | はしごすれば |
| tara | はしごしたら |
| Volitional | はしごしよう |
| polite (mashou) | はしごしましょう |
| Imperative | はしごしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym梯子ていしWrittenSame written form, but with the on'yomi reading ていし; rare, mainly in written/formal prose. 「はしご」 is the usual reading and also covers going from bar to bar drinking.
- RelatedラダーNeutralLoanword; can mean a ladder, also a ladder-shaped training device, and is used in programming. In everyday speech, 「はしご」 is the word to use.
Use 「はしご」 for a ladder and for visiting several places in a row, as in 「はしご酒」. 「ていし」 is the on'yomi reading of the same characters, rare and mostly written. 「ラダー」 is the loanword for a ladder, also a training device and a programming term.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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