軍配|ぐんばいgunbai[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, militarygourd-shaped war fan
- noun, sumoreferee's fan
- noun, suru verbstratagem; tactics
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 軍配する(ぐんばいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 軍配します(ぐんばいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 軍配しない(ぐんばいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 軍配しません(ぐんばいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 軍配せず・軍配せぬ(ぐんばいせず・ぐんばいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 軍配した(ぐんばいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 軍配しました(ぐんばいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 軍配しなかった(ぐんばいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 軍配しませんでした(ぐんばいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 軍配して(ぐんばいして) |
| Potential | 軍配できる(ぐんばいできる) |
| Passive | 軍配される(ぐんばいされる) |
| Causative | 軍配させる(ぐんばいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 軍配させられる(ぐんばいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 軍配すれば(ぐんばいすれば) |
| tara | 軍配したら(ぐんばいしたら) |
| Volitional | 軍配しよう(ぐんばいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 軍配しましょう(ぐんばいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 軍配しろ(ぐんばいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related指揮しきNeutralBroad word for command or direction, e.g. conducting an orchestra; 「軍配」 was originally a general's war fan for command, now mostly the sumo referee's fan.
- Related命令めいれいNeutralAn order from a superior; stresses issuing instructions and carries no sense of deciding a winner.
- Related指令しれいNeutralA directive or instruction, leaning toward organizational and computing usage.
- Related司令しれいNeutralMilitary command or a commander; a person or act of command, not an implement like 「軍配」.
- Related統率とうそつNeutralLeading a group; stresses leadership ability, as in 「統率力」.
- Related率いるひきいるNeutralA verb meaning to lead; stresses heading a team or group.
- Related統帥とうすいWrittenSupreme military command; written/formal prose with a historical military flavor.
Use 「軍配」 for the sumo referee's fan or, figuratively, deciding which side wins, as in 「軍配が上がる」; for command say 「指揮」, for leading a group 「統率」, for giving orders 「命令」.
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