接吻|せっぷんseppun[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbkiss; kissing
    彼女かのじょは、激はげしく私に接吻せっぷんをした。↗
    She kissed me like anything.
Conjugation
Dictionary form接吻する(せっぷんする)
Polite (masu)接吻します(せっぷんします)
Negative (nai)接吻しない(せっぷんしない)
polite (masen)接吻しません(せっぷんしません)
classical zu / nu接吻せず・接吻せぬ(せっぷんせず・せっぷんせぬ)
Past (ta)接吻した(せっぷんした)
polite (mashita)接吻しました(せっぷんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)接吻しなかった(せっぷんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)接吻しませんでした(せっぷんしませんでした)
Te form接吻して(せっぷんして)
Potential接吻できる(せっぷんできる)
Passive接吻される(せっぷんされる)
Causative接吻させる(せっぷんさせる)
Causative passive接吻させられる(せっぷんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)接吻すれば(せっぷんすれば)
tara接吻したら(せっぷんしたら)
Volitional接吻しよう(せっぷんしよう)
polite (mashou)接吻しましょう(せっぷんしましょう)
Imperative接吻しろ(せっぷんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymキスNeutralLoanword and the everyday default; lighter and more natural than the Sino-Japanese 「接吻」. Also used in billiards for balls touching.
  • Synonym口づけくちづけWrittenNative Japanese word found in written/formal prose; suggests a gentle, romantic kiss and carries more literary charm than 「接吻」.
  • Synonym口吸いくちすいCasualColloquial but dated word for mouth-to-mouth kissing; blunter than 「接吻」 and rarely heard today.
  • SynonymベーゼWrittenFrench loanword for a kiss; rare and old-fashioned, with a literary flavor.
  • RelatedちゅうCasualColloquial, originally baby talk; conveys cute affection and is far more casual than 「接吻」.

「接吻」 is the Sino-Japanese word for kissing and sounds a bit stiff or formal. In everyday speech say 「キス」; in literary writing 「口づけ」; affectionately, 「ちゅう」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 愛情あいじょう・尊敬そんけいの気持きもちを表あらわすために自分じぶんの唇くちびるを相手あいての唇くちびるや頬ほおなどにつけること。
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