課する|かするkasuru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. suru verb (irregular), transitive verbto impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
    This school sets high moral standards for pupils.
Conjugation
Dictionary form課する(かする)
Polite (masu)課します(かします)
Negative (nai)課しない(かしない)
polite (masen)課しません(かしません)
classical zu / nu課せず・課せぬ(かせず・かせぬ)
Past (ta)課した(かした)
polite (mashita)課しました(かしました)
Past negative (nakatta)課しなかった(かしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)課しませんでした(かしませんでした)
Te form課して(かして)
Potential課できる(かできる)
Passive課される(かされる)
Causative課させる(かさせる)
Causative passive課させられる(かさせられる)
Conditional (ba)課すれば(かすれば)
tara課したら(かしたら)
Volitional課しよう(かしよう)
polite (mashou)課しましょう(かしましょう)
Imperative課しろ(かしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym課すかすWrittenThe godan conjugation of 「課する」, identical in meaning and freely interchangeable, as in 「宿題を課す」. Both appear in writing and speech; only the conjugation differs.
  • Synonym科するかするWrittenWritten prose. Imposes punishments, fines, or disciplinary measures, as in 「罰金を科する」; 「課する」 leans toward levying taxes or assigning tasks.
  • Related割り振るわりふるNeutralNeutral. Means doling out or allotting, as in 「仕事を割り振る」; 「課する」 carries the nuance of forcibly imposing an obligation.
  • Related割り当てるわりあてるNeutralNeutral. Means allocating or assigning, as in 「役割を割り当てる」; 「課する」 focuses on imposing a burden.
  • Related加えるくわえるNeutralNeutral. Means to add or apply something, as in 「圧力を加える」; 「課する」 leans toward imposing obligations.
  • Related充てるあてるNeutralNeutral. Means setting something aside for a purpose, as in 「費用に充てる」; 「課する」 leans toward imposing obligations.
  • Related与えるあたえるNeutralNeutral. Means to give or bestow, as in 「課題を与える」; 「課する」 stresses forcibly imposing a burden.
  • Related振り当てるふりあてるWrittenWritten prose. Allots shares or assigns portions; 「課する」 focuses on imposing obligations and burdens.
  • Related賦するふするFormalFormal, archaic. Means allocating things or composing poetry; 「課する」 leans toward levying taxes and assigning tasks.
  • RelatedあてがうWrittenWritten prose. Allots things or fits something to a place, as in 「仕事をあてがう」; 「課する」 leans toward imposing obligations.
  • Antonym免じるめんじるWrittenWritten prose. Exempts someone from duties or dismisses them from office; the opposite of 「課する」 in imposing versus lifting.
  • Antonym免除するNeutralNeutral. Exempts someone from an obligation; the opposite of 「課する」 in imposing versus waiving.

Use 「課する」 for imposing taxes, duties, or tasks, as in 「税を課する」; the godan form 「課す」 is interchangeable. Use 「科する」 for punishments and fines, 「割り当てる」 for allocating, and 「免除する」 for lifting obligations.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 義務ぎむや負担ふたんを負おわせる。
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