思慕|しぼshibo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbyearning; longing for; deep affection
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 思慕する（しぼする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 思慕します（しぼします） |
| Negative (nai) | 思慕しない（しぼしない） |
| polite (masen) | 思慕しません（しぼしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 思慕せず・思慕せぬ（しぼせず・しぼせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 思慕した（しぼした） |
| polite (mashita) | 思慕しました（しぼしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 思慕しなかった（しぼしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 思慕しませんでした（しぼしませんでした） |
| Te form | 思慕して（しぼして） |
| Potential | 思慕できる（しぼできる） |
| Passive | 思慕される（しぼされる） |
| Causative | 思慕させる（しぼさせる） |
| Causative passive | 思慕させられる（しぼさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 思慕すれば（しぼすれば） |
| tara | 思慕したら（しぼしたら） |
| Volitional | 思慕しよう（しぼしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 思慕しましょう（しぼしましょう） |
| Imperative | 思慕しろ（しぼしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym憧れあこがれNeutralYearning or admiration that can be directed at people, things, or ideals; 「思慕」 centers on deep, affectionate longing for someone.
- Synonym憧憬どうけいWrittenWritten/formal prose for yearning toward an ideal or a specific person, as in 「先輩への憧憬」.
- Synonym慕情ぼじょうWrittenTender feelings of longing, seen mostly in lyrics and poetry; the closest match to 「思慕」.
- Synonym想望そうぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose for admiring longing or expectation; very rare — in everyday speech use 「慕う」.
- Related念願ねんがんNeutralA long-cherished wish, focused on its fulfillment; not a longing for a person.
- Related願望がんぼうNeutralA wish or hope, usually directed at matters or events rather than at a person.
- Related切望せつぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose; an earnest hope for something to come true, not affection for a person.
- Related熱望ねつぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose; an ardent desire, typically for something, as in 「平和を熱望する」.
- Antonym憎悪ぞうおNeutralHatred or loathing toward someone — the opposite of deep, affectionate longing.
- Antonym嫌悪けんおNeutralAversion or revulsion, as in 「自己嫌悪」; the opposite of loving longing.
Use 「思慕」 for deep, affectionate longing for a person or homeland in written prose; 「慕情」 is the closest, poetic alternative. For yearning toward ideals or people pick 「憧れ」; for hoping something comes true, 「念願」 or 「切望」. 「憎悪」 and 「嫌悪」 are opposites.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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