隆起|りゅうきryuuki[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveprotuberance; bulge; protrusion; projection; swell
- suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiverise; uplift; upheaval; elevation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 隆起する（りゅうきする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 隆起します（りゅうきします） |
| Negative (nai) | 隆起しない（りゅうきしない） |
| polite (masen) | 隆起しません（りゅうきしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 隆起せず・隆起せぬ（りゅうきせず・りゅうきせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 隆起した（りゅうきした） |
| polite (mashita) | 隆起しました（りゅうきしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 隆起しなかった（りゅうきしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 隆起しませんでした（りゅうきしませんでした） |
| Te form | 隆起して（りゅうきして） |
| Potential | 隆起できる（りゅうきできる） |
| Passive | 隆起される（りゅうきされる） |
| Causative | 隆起させる（りゅうきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 隆起させられる（りゅうきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 隆起すれば（りゅうきすれば） |
| tara | 隆起したら（りゅうきしたら） |
| Volitional | 隆起しよう（りゅうきしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 隆起しましょう（りゅうきしましょう） |
| Imperative | 隆起しろ（りゅうきしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym膨らみふくらみNeutralA rounded, puffed-out part, as in 「胸の膨らみ」; 「隆起」 usually means ground rising through crustal movement.
- Synonym盛り上がりもりあがりNeutralA bulging part, but also rising excitement, as in 「会場の盛り上がり」; 「隆起」 leans geological and medical.
- Synonym突出とっしゅつWrittenWritten style: a part jutting out or, figuratively, something standing out; 「隆起」 stresses swelling upward.
- Synonym突起とっきWrittenWritten style for a locally protruding part, as in 「突起物」; close to 「隆起」 but often for small bumps.
- SynonymこぶNeutralA bump from a blow or a lump such as 「たんこぶ」; centers on lumps on the body.
- Related突き出しつきだしNeutralA protruding part, close to the bulging sense of 「隆起」; also means a snack with drinks and a sumo pushing move.
- Related腫れ物はれものNeutralA swelling on the skin or the like; also a metaphor for a touchy person or matter, as in 「腫れ物に触る」.
- Related腫物しゅもつNeutralSame word in another spelling: lumps and boils, more a medical description; 「隆起」 can also mean land uplift.
- Related出っ張りでっぱりCasualColloquial for something sticking out, often walls or a belly; 「隆起」 is the more written term.
- Related出張りでばりWrittenWritten style: a part of a building or terrain jutting forward; not used often.
- Related腫れはれNeutralSwelling of the body, as in 「腫れが引く」; 「隆起」 is not limited to the body.
- Related突出物とっしゅつぶつWrittenWritten, rather technical: something protruding from a surface; 「隆起」 can also name the raised part itself.
- Antonym陥没かんぼつWrittenAntonym: ground caving in, as in 「道路陥没」; the opposite of the uplift 「隆起」 describes.
- Antonym沈降ちんこうWrittenWritten style: sinking of the earth's crust, the counterpart of the ground uplift of 「隆起」.
Use 「隆起」 for land rising through crustal movement, as in 「海岸隆起」, and for raised tissue in medical contexts. For a rounded bulge say 「膨らみ」; for a bump from a knock, 「こぶ」. 「突出」「突起」「突出物」 are written-style words for protruding parts; 「出っ張り」 is the colloquial pick. Ground sinking is 「陥没」.
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