叱咤・𠮟咤・叱咜・𠮟咜|しったshitta[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Which spelling to use
叱咤叱咤 is the most common written form of 叱咤 and the recommended choice for beginners; it consists entirely of kanji.
𠮟咤𠮟咤 is a less common kanji-only written form of 叱咤. Beginners should use 叱咤 instead.
叱咜叱咜 is a rarely used kanji-only written form of 叱咤. Beginners should use 叱咤 instead.
𠮟咜𠮟咜 is a rarely used kanji-only written form of 叱咤. Beginners should use 叱咤 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbscolding; rebuke; reprimand
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbfierce encouragement; exhorting
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 叱咤する（しったする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 叱咤します（しったします） |
| Negative (nai) | 叱咤しない（しったしない） |
| polite (masen) | 叱咤しません（しったしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 叱咤せず・叱咤せぬ（しったせず・しったせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 叱咤した（しったした） |
| polite (mashita) | 叱咤しました（しったしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 叱咤しなかった（しったしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 叱咤しませんでした（しったしませんでした） |
| Te form | 叱咤して（しったして） |
| Potential | 叱咤できる（しったできる） |
| Passive | 叱咤される（しったされる） |
| Causative | 叱咤させる（しったさせる） |
| Causative passive | 叱咤させられる（しったさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 叱咤すれば（しったすれば） |
| tara | 叱咤したら（しったしたら） |
| Volitional | 叱咤しよう（しったしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 叱咤しましょう（しったしましょう） |
| Imperative | 叱咤しろ（しったしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymしかるNeutralThe everyday word for scolding: pointing out a fault to correct someone. Calmer than 「叱咤」 and not necessarily loud.
- Synonym叱り付けるしかりつけるNeutralHarsh scolding delivered to someone's face. It covers only the rebuking side of 「叱咤」 and has no sense of loudly cheering someone on.
- Synonym叱り飛ばすしかりとばすCasualColloquial: telling someone off hard, letting them have it. Rougher than 「叱咤」, and it carries no sense of encouragement.
- Synonym叱責しっせきWrittenWritten style: a reprimand, typically from a superior over a failure, as in 「上司の叱責」. It is more about assigning blame than 「叱咤」.
- Synonym譴責けんせきFormalFormal: censuring wrongdoing or fault; also a type of formal disciplinary measure. It has none of 「叱咤」's encouragement sense.
- Antonym賞賛しょうさんWrittenWritten style: praising or commending someone. The direct opposite of 「叱咤」's loud scolding.
- Antonym褒めCasualColloquial: praising someone for doing well. The everyday opposite of 「叱咤」's loud scolding.
Use 「叱咤」 for scolding loudly or loudly spurring someone on, often as 「叱咤激励」 or 「叱咤する」. For everyday criticism pick 「叱る」; for a formal reprimand 「叱責」; for formal censure or disciplinary action 「譴責」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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