叙述|じょじゅつjojutsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdescription; account; delineation; narration
  2. noun, grammar(a) predicative; predication
Conjugation
Dictionary form叙述する(じょじゅつする)
Polite (masu)叙述します(じょじゅつします)
Negative (nai)叙述しない(じょじゅつしない)
polite (masen)叙述しません(じょじゅつしません)
classical zu / nu叙述せず・叙述せぬ(じょじゅつせず・じょじゅつせぬ)
Past (ta)叙述した(じょじゅつした)
polite (mashita)叙述しました(じょじゅつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)叙述しなかった(じょじゅつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)叙述しませんでした(じょじゅつしませんでした)
Te form叙述して(じょじゅつして)
Potential叙述できる(じょじゅつできる)
Passive叙述される(じょじゅつされる)
Causative叙述させる(じょじゅつさせる)
Causative passive叙述させられる(じょじゅつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)叙述すれば(じょじゅつすれば)
tara叙述したら(じょじゅつしたら)
Volitional叙述しよう(じょじゅつしよう)
polite (mashou)叙述しましょう(じょじゅつしましょう)
Imperative叙述しろ(じょじゅつしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym言い表すいいあらわすNeutralA verb for putting thoughts, feelings or states into words; the focus is on whether the wording does them justice, not on narrating events in order.
  • Synonym記述きじゅつNeutralObjective written recording of facts, common in reports and exam questions; it stresses documenting rather than telling a story.
  • Synonym語るかたるNeutralTelling or talking about something, often with emotional coloring, as in 「思い出を語る」; it is the oral counterpart of 「叙述」.
  • Synonym述べるのべるNeutralStating opinions or facts; the point is taking a position, and the content need not unfold in chronological order.
  • Synonym書き表すかきあらわすNeutralA verb for expressing something in writing; the emphasis is on the written word, whereas 「叙述」 works both in speech and in writing.

Use 「叙述」 to narrate events in order; it fits written and literary prose and, in grammar, refers to predication. For objective written records pick 「記述」, for oral telling 「語る」; 「言い表す」 stresses wording, 「書き表す」 writing, 「述べる」 stating views.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 順じゅんを追おって述のべること。
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