含有|がんゆうgan'yuu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcontaining (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 含有する(がんゆうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 含有します(がんゆうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 含有しない(がんゆうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 含有しません(がんゆうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 含有せず・含有せぬ(がんゆうせず・がんゆうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 含有した(がんゆうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 含有しました(がんゆうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 含有しなかった(がんゆうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 含有しませんでした(がんゆうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 含有して(がんゆうして) |
| Potential | 含有できる(がんゆうできる) |
| Passive | 含有される(がんゆうされる) |
| Causative | 含有させる(がんゆうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 含有させられる(がんゆうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 含有すれば(がんゆうすれば) |
| tara | 含有したら(がんゆうしたら) |
| Volitional | 含有しよう(がんゆうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 含有しましょう(がんゆうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 含有しろ(がんゆうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym含むふくむNeutralThe most common, neutral verb for 'contain'; covers far more than ingredients, even holding water in the mouth, while 「含有」 is a written term for ingredient content only.
- Synonym内包ないほうWrittenWritten/formal prose term for containing a quality or problem within, mostly abstract things, as in 「矛盾を内包する」; 「含有」 is for concrete ingredients.
- Synonym包含ほうがんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a whole including its parts in scope or concept; more abstract, and unlike 「含有」 it is not tied to ingredient content.
- Synonym包蔵ほうぞうWrittenA rare written/formal prose word for hiding something inside or harboring an idea, with a nuance of concealment; 「含有」 states objectively that an ingredient is present.
- Synonym蔵するぞうするWrittenA literary verb meaning to hold or store within, with the sense that it is not apparent from outside; its object is not limited to ingredients, unlike 「含有」.
- Related含めるふくめるNeutralA neutral verb for actively counting something within a scope, as in 「税を含めて」; 「含有」 describes what a substance contains as an ingredient.
- Antonym不含WrittenWritten-style descriptive wording for not containing a given ingredient; it is the opposite of 「含有」 on the question of whether the ingredient is there.
Use 「含有」 for foods or minerals containing an ingredient, as in 「含有量」 and 「カルシウム含有」. In everyday speech say 「含む」; for actively counting something in use 「含める」, and for a whole including parts use 「包含」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


