列挙|れっきょrekkyo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbenumeration; list
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 列挙する（れっきょする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 列挙します（れっきょします） |
| Negative (nai) | 列挙しない（れっきょしない） |
| polite (masen) | 列挙しません（れっきょしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 列挙せず・列挙せぬ（れっきょせず・れっきょせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 列挙した（れっきょした） |
| polite (mashita) | 列挙しました（れっきょしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 列挙しなかった（れっきょしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 列挙しませんでした（れっきょしませんでした） |
| Te form | 列挙して（れっきょして） |
| Potential | 列挙できる（れっきょできる） |
| Passive | 列挙される（れっきょされる） |
| Causative | 列挙させる（れっきょさせる） |
| Causative passive | 列挙させられる（れっきょさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 列挙すれば（れっきょすれば） |
| tara | 列挙したら（れっきょしたら） |
| Volitional | 列挙しよう（れっきょしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 列挙しましょう（れっきょしましょう） |
| Imperative | 列挙しろ（れっきょしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym列記れっきWrittenWritten/formal prose: writing items out one by one, with the focus on listing them in writing; 「列挙」 stresses citing each item and suits both speech and writing.
- Synonym枚挙まいきょWrittenWritten/formal prose: enumerating items one by one; mostly seen in the negative 「枚挙にいとまがない」, meaning too many to list.
- Synonym羅列られつNeutralLining items up one after another, often pejorative in the sense of a mere string of items, as in 「事実の羅列にすぎない」.
- Synonym数え上げるかぞえあげるNeutralVerb: counting things out one by one, with the focus on counting them all; 「列挙」 stresses citing each item.
- Related数えるかぞえるNeutralVerb for counting or tallying, though it can also mean listing items one by one; 「列挙」 carries no sense of counting.
- Related並べるならべるNeutralBroader and more colloquial: lining things up or listing them, as in 「理由を並べる」.
- Related書き連ねるかきつらねるNeutralVerb: writing things down one after another, centred on the act of writing; 「列挙」 fits both speech and writing and stresses citing each item.
- Related挙げるあげるNeutralEveryday verb for giving examples; one or two are enough. 「列挙」 leans written and stresses going through several items one by one.
- Related並べ立てるならべたてるNeutralReeling items off one after another, often with a critical nuance; 「列挙」 simply cites items one by one, neutrally.
- Antonym省略しょうりゃくNeutralAntonym: leaving things out or not mentioning them, the opposite of citing each item as 「列挙」 does.
Use 「列挙」 for citing items one by one, as in 「問題点を列挙する」. When there are too many to list, say 「枚挙にいとまがない」; for mere piling up, 「羅列」; for everyday examples, 「挙げる」. The opposite is 「省略」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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