冬眠|とうみんtoumin[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbhibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 冬眠する(とうみんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 冬眠します(とうみんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 冬眠しない(とうみんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 冬眠しません(とうみんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 冬眠せず・冬眠せぬ(とうみんせず・とうみんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 冬眠した(とうみんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 冬眠しました(とうみんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 冬眠しなかった(とうみんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 冬眠しませんでした(とうみんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 冬眠して(とうみんして) |
| Potential | 冬眠できる(とうみんできる) |
| Passive | 冬眠される(とうみんされる) |
| Causative | 冬眠させる(とうみんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 冬眠させられる(とうみんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 冬眠すれば(とうみんすれば) |
| tara | 冬眠したら(とうみんしたら) |
| Volitional | 冬眠しよう(とうみんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 冬眠しましょう(とうみんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 冬眠しろ(とうみんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym冬籠るWrittenWritten/formal prose. Covers people shut in at home for the winter as well as animals holing up; 「冬眠」 centers on entering a dormant state.
- Synonym冬ごもるNeutralNeutral. The kana-spelled form: shutting oneself in or holing up for the winter, as in 「熊が冬ごもる」. 「冬眠」 stresses dormancy and can be figurative.
- Related穴篭りNeutralNeutral. An animal holing up in a burrow for the winter; the emphasis is on hiding in the hole, and it is rare. 「冬眠」 stresses winter dormancy.
- Antonym覚醒かくせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Waking up or awakening; the opposite of 「冬眠」, which is deep sleep and dormancy.
- Antonym活動かつどうNeutralNeutral. Activity; the opposite of 「冬眠」, which is ceasing activity and lying dormant.
Use 「冬眠」 for an animal's winter dormancy, as in 「熊が冬眠する」; it also works figuratively. For shutting oneself in or holing up over the winter, say 「冬ごもり」. For waking, use 「覚醒」; for being active, 「活動」.
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