差し押さえる・差し押える・差押さえる・差押える|さしおさえるsashiosaeru[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
差し押さえる差し押さえる is the most common written form and the one beginners should normally choose when writing this verb.
差し押える差し押える is a less common written variant of 差し押さえる; you may encounter it, but 差し押さえる is the safer choice for beginners.
差押さえる差押さえる is less common than 差し押さえる and 差し押える. Recognize it as a written variant, but beginners should use 差し押さえる.
差押える差押える is the least common of these written forms. It is a written variant, but beginners should use 差し押さえる instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 差し押さえる（さしおさえる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 差し押さえます（さしおさえます） |
| Negative (nai) | 差し押さえない（さしおさえない） |
| polite (masen) | 差し押さえません（さしおさえません） |
| classical zu / nu | 差し押さえず・差し押さえぬ（さしおさえず・さしおさえぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 差し押さえた（さしおさえた） |
| polite (mashita) | 差し押さえました（さしおさえました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 差し押さえなかった（さしおさえなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 差し押さえませんでした（さしおさえませんでした） |
| Te form | 差し押さえて（さしおさえて） |
| Potential | 差し押さえられる（さしおさえられる） |
| Passive | 差し押さえられる（さしおさえられる） |
| Causative | 差し押さえさせる（さしおさえさせる） |
| Causative passive | 差し押さえさせられる（さしおさえさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 差し押さえれば（さしおさえれば） |
| tara | 差し押さえたら（さしおさえたら） |
| Volitional | 差し押さえよう（さしおさえよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 差し押さえましょう（さしおさえましょう） |
| Imperative | 差し押さえろ（さしおさえろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym取り上げるとりあげるNeutralNeutral and very broad: taking something from someone, also adopting a proposal or raising a topic; not confined to legal procedure.
- Synonym押収おうしゅうWrittenWritten style: seizure by courts or investigators, chiefly of evidence, as in 「証拠品を押収する」.
- Synonym没収ぼっしゅうWrittenWritten: confiscation — property forcibly taken by the state or as a criminal penalty, e.g. 「財産没収」.
- Synonym接収せっしゅうWrittenWritten: requisition — the state forcibly taking over private property or facilities.
- Synonym召し上げるめしあげるFormalFormal: forcibly taking property; formerly mainly official confiscation, now e.g. 「免許を召し上げる」; 「差し押さえる」 is lawful seizure of assets.
- Related押さえるおさえるNeutralA neutral, everyday verb: press or hold something down firmly, or grasp a key point; mainly a general physical action rather than a legal term.
- Antonym解放するWrittenWritten: freeing people or things from restraint. Lifting a seizure is 「差し押さえを解除する」; 「解放する」 is not used for that.
- Antonym返還するWrittenWritten: returning seized property to its owner — the reverse of 「差し押さえる」.
Use 「差し押さえる」 for legally seizing or attaching property, as in 「給料を差し押さえる」 or 「証拠品を差し押さえる」. For investigators taking evidence, 「押収」 is more common; 「没収」 for confiscation as punishment.
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