結成|けっせいkessei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbformation; combination
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 結成する(けっせいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 結成します(けっせいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 結成しない(けっせいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 結成しません(けっせいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 結成せず・結成せぬ(けっせいせず・けっせいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 結成した(けっせいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 結成しました(けっせいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 結成しなかった(けっせいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 結成しませんでした(けっせいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 結成して(けっせいして) |
| Potential | 結成できる(けっせいできる) |
| Passive | 結成される(けっせいされる) |
| Causative | 結成させる(けっせいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 結成させられる(けっせいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 結成すれば(けっせいすれば) |
| tara | 結成したら(けっせいしたら) |
| Volitional | 結成しよう(けっせいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 結成しましょう(けっせいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 結成しろ(けっせいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym設立せつりつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Used for setting up companies and institutions, as in 「会社設立」; 「結成」 is for people banding together into groups or parties.
- Synonym組織そしきNeutralNeutral. Means an organization or group, and also the act of organizing one; the emphasis falls on structure.
- Synonym編成へんせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Organizing parts or members into a unit, as in 「予算編成」 or 「チーム編成」.
- Synonym創設そうせつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Setting something up for the first time, as in 「制度を創設」; stresses inaugurating something new.
- Synonym創立そうりつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Founding an institution such as a school or company, as in 「創立記念日」.
- Synonym結社けっしゃWrittenWritten/formal prose. Forming an association, as in 「結社の自由」; carries a legal flavor.
- Synonym組成そせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Building an organization or system out of elements; also the composition of a molecule or compound.
- Related形成けいせいNeutralNeutral. Gradual forming or taking shape, as in 「人格形成」; the focus is on the process.
- Related創始そうしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Starting something for the first time, as in 「創始者」; stresses being the originator.
- Related創建そうけんWrittenWritten/formal prose. First building or founding of things like temples or a state; often historical.
- Antonym解散かいさんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Disbanding a group or organization; the direct opposite of 「結成」.
- Antonym解消かいしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Canceling or dissolving relationships or arrangements; the opposite of forming ties.
Use 「結成」 when people band together to form a group, band, or political party, as in 「新党結成」. For companies use 「設立」, for schools 「創立」, for arranging units or budgets 「編成」. 「創設」 and 「創始」 stress first-time founding, 「形成」 gradual shaping, and 「解散」 is the opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


