融合|ゆうごうyuugou[0]heiban (flat)
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- suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveagglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 融合する(ゆうごうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 融合します(ゆうごうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 融合しない(ゆうごうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 融合しません(ゆうごうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 融合せず・融合せぬ(ゆうごうせず・ゆうごうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 融合した(ゆうごうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 融合しました(ゆうごうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 融合しなかった(ゆうごうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 融合しませんでした(ゆうごうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 融合して(ゆうごうして) |
| Potential | 融合できる(ゆうごうできる) |
| Passive | 融合される(ゆうごうされる) |
| Causative | 融合させる(ゆうごうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 融合させられる(ゆうごうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 融合すれば(ゆうごうすれば) |
| tara | 融合したら(ゆうごうしたら) |
| Volitional | 融合しよう(ゆうごうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 融合しましょう(ゆうごうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 融合しろ(ゆうごうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym結合けつごうNeutralNeutral word for joining or linking things together, including chemical bonds as in 「分子の結合」. 融合 suggests different things blending until their boundaries disappear.
- Synonym合体がったいNeutralNeutral word for two things merging into a single form, a physical joining. 融合 implies blending so thoroughly that the two can no longer be told apart.
- Synonym合同ごうどうWrittenWritten/formal word for joint or combined action, as in 「合同練習」. 融合 implies blending into one rather than acting together.
- Synonym合わさるあわさるNeutralNeutral verb for two things fitting or fastening together. 融合 suggests a blending of qualities, not just physical contact.
- Synonym一体化いったいかWrittenWritten/formal term for integrating separate things into one, as in 「官民一体化」. 融合 is about the blending of qualities rather than structural integration.
- Related合併がっぺいWrittenWritten/formal word for mergers of companies or municipalities — joining at the organizational level. 融合 is about cultural or qualitative blending.
- Related統一とういつNeutralNeutral word for unifying things into one, as in 「意見を統一」. 融合 suggests different things blending together rather than being brought under one.
- Related合流ごうりゅうNeutralNeutral word for rivers or groups of people converging, as in 「駅で合流」. 融合 implies blending into one rather than simply meeting up.
- Related合一ごういつWrittenWritten/formal word for becoming one, as in 「知行合一」. 融合 stresses different things melting together into a single whole.
- Related合するがっするWrittenWritten/formal verb for joining or uniting things. 融合 leans toward different elements blending into one.
- Related一緒になるいっしょになるCasualColloquial phrase for things coming together, or for two people getting married. 融合 is more written and speaks of qualities blending.
- Antonym分離ぶんりNeutralNeutral word for separating things or coming apart — the opposite of 融合 in the contrast between joining and separating.
- Antonym分裂ぶんれつNeutralNeutral word for one thing splitting into several parts, as in 「党が分裂」 — the opposite of 融合's becoming one.
Use 「融合」 when different things blend into one, as in 「東西文化の融合」 or 「核融合」. For joining or linking, use 「結合」; for merging into a single form, 「合体」; for organizational mergers, 「合併」; for converging, 「合流」. The opposites are 「分離」 and 「分裂」.
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