携行|けいこうkeikou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcarrying (on one's person); taking with one
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 携行する（けいこうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 携行します（けいこうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 携行しない（けいこうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 携行しません（けいこうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 携行せず・携行せぬ（けいこうせず・けいこうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 携行した（けいこうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 携行しました（けいこうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 携行しなかった（けいこうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 携行しませんでした（けいこうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 携行して（けいこうして） |
| Potential | 携行できる（けいこうできる） |
| Passive | 携行される（けいこうされる） |
| Causative | 携行させる（けいこうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 携行させられる（けいこうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 携行すれば（けいこうすれば） |
| tara | 携行したら（けいこうしたら） |
| Volitional | 携行しよう（けいこうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 携行しましょう（けいこうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 携行しろ（けいこうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymけいたいNeutralCarrying something on your person; also the everyday word for a mobile phone. The most common choice in daily use.
- Synonym携えるたずさえるWrittenA verb: to hold something in your hand or take a person along. Written in tone, with a dignified feel.
- Synonym所持しょじFormalFormal, legal term for actually having something on you, as in 「拳銃の所持」; it does not imply ownership.
- Synonym持っていくもっていくCasualColloquial set phrase for taking something to a place; the emphasis is on getting it there, not on having it on you.
- Synonym持ち運びもちはこびNeutralColloquial word for carrying things back and forth; it stresses the moving itself, while 「携行」 is the more written choice.
- Related運ぶはこぶNeutralA verb for carrying or transporting things; it stresses moving them and does not imply keeping them on your person.
- Antonym置き去りおきざりCasualColloquial antonym: leaving a person or thing behind and going off, the opposite of taking it along with you.
Use 「携行」 for taking something along with you to a place; it is written in tone, as in 「携行品」 or 「食料を携行する」. In daily speech say 「持っていく」 or 「携帯」, and use 「所持」 for having something on you. 「置き去り」 is the opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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