フックfukku

Common
Definitions
  1. nounhook
  2. noun, boxinghook
  3. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, golfhook
Conjugation
Dictionary formフックする
Polite (masu)フックします
Negative (nai)フックしない
polite (masen)フックしません
classical zu / nuフックせず・フックせぬ
Past (ta)フックした
polite (mashita)フックしました
Past negative (nakatta)フックしなかった
polite (masen deshita)フックしませんでした
Te formフックして
Potentialフックできる
Passiveフックされる
Causativeフックさせる
Causative passiveフックさせられる
Conditional (ba)フックすれば
taraフックしたら
Volitionalフックしよう
polite (mashou)フックしましょう
Imperativeフックしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymホックNeutralA loanword for hooks and eyes or snap fasteners on clothing; 「フック」 usually means a hanging hook, a fishhook, or a hook punch.
  • Synonym鉤かぎNeutralThe native word for a metal hook, and also the name of the Japanese quotation marks 「」; 「フック」 is the loanword and leans toward hooks for hanging things.
  • Related留め金とめがねNeutralA clasp, catch, or other metal fastener that holds things together; 「フック」 leans toward hooks used for hanging things.
  • Related引っ掛けひっかけCasualColloquial: a hook, or by extension a trap or trick; 「フック」 stays closer to physical hooks for hanging things.

Use 「フック」 for hanging hooks, fishhooks, and hook punches. For clothing fasteners pick 「ホック」, for metal hooks or the 「」 quotation marks 「鉤」, for traps or tricks 「引っ掛け」, and for clasps 「留め金」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 鉤はり。ホック。
  2. ひじを曲まげ、相手あいての体からだを打うつこと。
  3. 打球だきゅうが打者だしゃの利き腕ききうでとは反対はんたいの方向ほうこうへ曲まがること。
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