護送|ごそうgosou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbescort (e.g. under guard); convoy
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 護送する（ごそうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 護送します（ごそうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 護送しない（ごそうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 護送しません（ごそうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 護送せず・護送せぬ（ごそうせず・ごそうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 護送した（ごそうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 護送しました（ごそうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 護送しなかった（ごそうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 護送しませんでした（ごそうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 護送して（ごそうして） |
| Potential | 護送できる（ごそうできる） |
| Passive | 護送される（ごそうされる） |
| Causative | 護送させる（ごそうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 護送させられる（ごそうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 護送すれば（ごそうすれば） |
| tara | 護送したら（ごそうしたら） |
| Volitional | 護送しよう（ごそうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 護送しましょう（ごそうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 護送しろ（ごそうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym警護けいごWrittenWritten/formal: guarding a VIP by staying on the alert; stresses warding off attacks and does not necessarily involve moving the person.
- Synonym護衛ごえいWrittenWritten/formal: guarding or escorting, as in 「護衛艦」 (an escort ship); stresses shielding whatever is guarded from attack.
- SynonymエスコートCasualColloquial loanword for escorting or accompanying someone; fits both ceremonial occasions and security situations.
- Related付き添いつきそいNeutralAccompanying and looking after someone, e.g. 「病人の付き添い」; the focus is on care, while 「護送」 is about protection or safe transport of suspects.
- Related同伴どうはんWrittenWritten/formal: going somewhere together with someone, e.g. 「保護者同伴」; purely accompanying, with no sense of protection.
- Related随伴ずいはんWrittenWritten/formal: attending a high-ranking person, or one thing occurring alongside another; carries no nuance of protection.
- Related警衛けいえいWrittenWritten/formal: guarding and keeping watch, of people or facilities; the emphasis is on standing guard.
Use 「護送」 for escorting valuables or VIPs or transporting suspects, as in 「護送車」「現金の護送」. To protect a VIP, choose 「警護」 or 「護衛」; to accompany and care for someone, 「付き添い」; to simply go along, 「同伴」.
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