融通|ゆうずうyuuzuu[0]heiban (flat)
ゆうづうyuuzuuゆずうyuzuuok
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verblending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan
- nounadaptability; versatility; flexibility; accommodation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 融通する（ゆうずうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 融通します（ゆうずうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 融通しない（ゆうずうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 融通しません（ゆうずうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 融通せず・融通せぬ（ゆうずうせず・ゆうずうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 融通した（ゆうずうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 融通しました（ゆうずうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 融通しなかった（ゆうずうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 融通しませんでした（ゆうずうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 融通して（ゆうずうして） |
| Potential | 融通できる（ゆうずうできる） |
| Passive | 融通される（ゆうずうされる） |
| Causative | 融通させる（ゆうずうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 融通させられる（ゆうずうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 融通すれば（ゆうずうすれば） |
| tara | 融通したら（ゆうずうしたら） |
| Volitional | 融通しよう（ゆうずうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 融通しましょう（ゆうずうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 融通しろ（ゆうずうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym融資ゆうしWrittenWritten/formal financial term for loan funds provided by banks, governments, companies and the like, as in 「融資を受ける」; 融通 also covers flexibility.
- SynonymローンNeutralLoanword for a loan, as in 「住宅ローン」; typically used for money repaid in installments.
- Synonym貸出かしだしNeutralNoun for lending items or funds out, as in 「貸出期間」; standard in libraries and banks.
- Related貸付かしつけNeutralNoun for the granting of loans, as in 「貸付金」; used mainly by financial institutions.
- Related貸し付けるかしつけるNeutralVerb for lending money out, as in 「資金を貸し付ける」; used mainly in finance and with public funds.
- Related貸しかしCasualColloquial noun for money or a favor one has lent, as in 「貸しを作る」.
- Related貸与たいよWrittenWritten/formal noun for lending something out with its return promised, as in 「奨学金の貸与」「制服貸与」.
- Related貸すかすNeutralThe most general verb for lending, as in 「お金を貸す」; covers things as well as money.
- Related貸し出すかしだすNeutralVerb for lending things out, as in 「図書を貸し出す」; typical of libraries and rental services.
- Related都合つごうNeutralNoun for convenience and arrangements; 「お金を都合する」 means managing to raise money, while 融通 leans toward fund turnover.
- Related貸して上げるかしてあげるCasualColloquial way to say you lend something to someone, as in 「ペンを貸してあげる」; carries a nuance of doing them a favor.
- Antonym頑固がんこNeutralAntonym: stubborn and unwilling to bend, as in 「頑固な父」; the opposite of 「融通が利く」.
Use 「融通」 for fund turnover, financial accommodation, or flexibility, as in 「資金を融通する」 and 「融通が利く」. For providing loans say 「融資」; for everyday lending say 「貸す」; to raise money 「都合する」 also works. The opposite of flexibility is 「頑固」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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