織り成す・織りなす・織成す|おりなすorinasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
織り成す織り成す is the most common of the three written forms. It is written with mixed kanji and kana and is a natural choice when encountering this expression.
織りなす織りなす is less common than 織り成す, but it is the form beginners should use by default. It also combines kanji and kana.
織成す織成す is the least common of the three written forms. It is written with mixed kanji and kana, so learners will encounter 織り成す or 織りなす more often.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto interweave
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 織り成す（おりなす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 織り成します（おりなします） |
| Negative (nai) | 織り成さない（おりなさない） |
| polite (masen) | 織り成しません（おりなしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 織り成さず・織り成さぬ（おりなさず・おりなさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 織り成した（おりなした） |
| polite (mashita) | 織り成しました（おりなしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 織り成さなかった（おりなさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 織り成しませんでした（おりなしませんでした） |
| Te form | 織り成して（おりなして） |
| Potential | 織り成せる（おりなせる） |
| Passive | 織り成される（おりなされる） |
| Causative | 織り成させる（おりなさせる） |
| Causative passive | 織り成させられる（おりなさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 織り成せば（おりなせば） |
| tara | 織り成したら（おりなしたら） |
| Volitional | 織り成そう（おりなそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 織り成しましょう（おりなしましょう） |
| Imperative | 織り成せ（おりなせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym織り交ぜるおりまぜるNeutralBlends different things together, as in 「冗談を織り交ぜる」; leans toward mixing something in, while 「織り成す」 builds a whole scene from many elements.
- Related織り込むおりこむNeutralWeaves or works an element into a whole, and also covers factoring something in beforehand, as in 「織り込み済み」.
- Related織るおるNeutralThe everyday word for weaving yarn into cloth, by hand or machine; few figurative uses, unlike 「織り成す」, which is mostly about elements forming a scene.
- Related編むあむNeutralKnits or plaits yarn by crossing and knotting it, as for sweaters or braids, and also means compiling books; 「織る」 weaves warp and weft into cloth.
- Related織り出すおりだすNeutralFocuses on producing a pattern by weaving or on starting to weave; taken literally, with few figurative uses.
- AntonymとくNeutralUnties or takes apart something woven or knotted; the opposite of 「織り成す」, which shapes things by interweaving.
Use 「織り成す」 for various elements interweaving into a picture, mostly figurative: 「人間模様を織り成す」「四季が織り成す風景」. For mixing something in use 「織り交ぜる」; for working it into a whole, 「織り込む」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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