挙行|きょこうkyokou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcelebration (of ceremony); solemnization (e.g. of a marriage); solemnisation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 挙行する(きょこうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 挙行します(きょこうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 挙行しない(きょこうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 挙行しません(きょこうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 挙行せず・挙行せぬ(きょこうせず・きょこうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 挙行した(きょこうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 挙行しました(きょこうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 挙行しなかった(きょこうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 挙行しませんでした(きょこうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 挙行して(きょこうして) |
| Potential | 挙行できる(きょこうできる) |
| Passive | 挙行される(きょこうされる) |
| Causative | 挙行させる(きょこうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 挙行させられる(きょこうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 挙行すれば(きょこうすれば) |
| tara | 挙行したら(きょこうしたら) |
| Volitional | 挙行しよう(きょこうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 挙行しましょう(きょこうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 挙行しろ(きょこうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym執行しっこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Focuses on carrying out laws, orders or duties, as in 「刑の執行」; can also be used of funerals, as in 「葬儀を執行する」.
- Synonym開催かいさいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Focuses on holding conferences, exhibitions or sporting events, as in 「五輪を開催する」; more common than the headword.
- Related実施じっしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Putting plans or systems into practice, as in 「調査を実施する」; covers any planned measure, while 「挙行」 centers on ceremonies and formal events.
- Related執り行うとりおこなうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Native Japanese verb for solemnly holding a ceremony, as in 「葬儀を執り行う」; close to the headword in meaning.
- Antonym中止ちゅうしNeutralNeutral. Calling off a planned event; the opposite of the headword, which is about a ceremony going ahead.
- Antonym延期えんきNeutralNeutral. Postponing a scheduled date; the headword only says an event is held, not whether it takes place on time.
Use 「挙行」 for solemnly holding a ceremony, as in 「卒業式を挙行する」; 「執り行う」 is the native verb for the same. For conferences, exhibitions or events pick 「開催」, for plans and surveys 「実施」, for executing laws or orders 「執行」. 「中止」 cancels and 「延期」 postpones.
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