土着|どちゃくdochaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbindigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people)
- no-adjectivenative; indigenous; aboriginal
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 土着する(どちゃくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 土着します(どちゃくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 土着しない(どちゃくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 土着しません(どちゃくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 土着せず・土着せぬ(どちゃくせず・どちゃくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 土着した(どちゃくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 土着しました(どちゃくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 土着しなかった(どちゃくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 土着しませんでした(どちゃくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 土着して(どちゃくして) |
| Potential | 土着できる(どちゃくできる) |
| Passive | 土着される(どちゃくされる) |
| Causative | 土着させる(どちゃくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 土着させられる(どちゃくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 土着すれば(どちゃくすれば) |
| tara | 土着したら(どちゃくしたら) |
| Volitional | 土着しよう(どちゃくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 土着しましょう(どちゃくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 土着しろ(どちゃくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym定住ていじゅうNeutralMeans settling and living in a place; 「土着」 emphasizes being rooted in the local area and can also describe someone or something native to it.
- Related定着ていちゃくNeutralRefers to something becoming fixed and taking root, such as a custom or system; 「土着」 is about people taking root and living in a particular place.
- Antonym移住いじゅうNeutralMeans moving to live in another place, often far away or abroad — the direct opposite of 「土着」.
Settling and taking root in a place, or being native to one, is 「土着」, as in 「土着の文化」. Use 「定住」 for simply settling somewhere, 「定着」 for customs or systems taking hold, and 「移住」 for moving away.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


