接吻|せっぷんseppun[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbkiss; kissing
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.
- 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


