亡命|ぼうめいboumei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 亡命する(ぼうめいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 亡命します(ぼうめいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 亡命しない(ぼうめいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 亡命しません(ぼうめいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 亡命せず・亡命せぬ(ぼうめいせず・ぼうめいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 亡命した(ぼうめいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 亡命しました(ぼうめいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 亡命しなかった(ぼうめいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 亡命しませんでした(ぼうめいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 亡命して(ぼうめいして) |
| Potential | 亡命できる(ぼうめいできる) |
| Passive | 亡命される(ぼうめいされる) |
| Causative | 亡命させる(ぼうめいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 亡命させられる(ぼうめいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 亡命すれば(ぼうめいすれば) |
| tara | 亡命したら(ぼうめいしたら) |
| Volitional | 亡命しよう(ぼうめいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 亡命しましょう(ぼうめいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 亡命しろ(ぼうめいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Antonym帰国きこくNeutralNeutral word for returning to one's own country; it stands opposite 「亡命」 as coming home versus fleeing, as in 「帰国子女」.
- Antonym帰郷ききょうWrittenWritten word for returning to one's hometown; not a strict antonym of 「亡命」, it only contrasts with it as returning versus leaving.
- Antonym帰還きかんWrittenWritten term for coming back from a distant place, as in 「宇宙から帰還する」; it contrasts with 「亡命」 as return versus flight.
Use 「亡命」 for fleeing one's country for political reasons or seeking asylum, as in 「亡命政権」「亡命者」. Its antonyms are 「帰国」 and 「帰還」; 「帰郷」, for going home, is only a loose contrast.
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