首尾|しゅびshubi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- nounbeginning and end; from beginning to end
- nounresult; outcome; course of events
- noun, suru verbdealing with something successfully
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 首尾する（しゅびする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 首尾します（しゅびします） |
| Negative (nai) | 首尾しない（しゅびしない） |
| polite (masen) | 首尾しません（しゅびしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 首尾せず・首尾せぬ（しゅびせず・しゅびせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 首尾した（しゅびした） |
| polite (mashita) | 首尾しました（しゅびしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 首尾しなかった（しゅびしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 首尾しませんでした（しゅびしませんでした） |
| Te form | 首尾して（しゅびして） |
| Potential | 首尾できる（しゅびできる） |
| Passive | 首尾される（しゅびされる） |
| Causative | 首尾させる（しゅびさせる） |
| Causative passive | 首尾させられる（しゅびさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 首尾すれば（しゅびすれば） |
| tara | 首尾したら（しゅびしたら） |
| Volitional | 首尾しよう（しゅびしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 首尾しましょう（しゅびしましょう） |
| Imperative | 首尾しろ（しゅびしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym結果けっかNeutralThe everyday, neutral word for the result or consequence of an action; the most common choice by far.
- Related成り行きなりゆきNeutralThe natural course of events: how things develop on their own, covering both process and outcome, as in 「成り行きに任せる」.
- Related成果せいかWrittenA written/formal word for the good results of effort, as in 「研究の成果」; it points only to the outcome, not the process.
- Related果てはてWrittenWritten/formal; an end or extremity, stressing the state things finally reach, as in 「挙句の果て」.
- Related結末けつまつNeutralThe ending of an event or story, as in 「意外な結末」; it focuses on how things close rather than the whole course.
- Related効果こうかNeutralThe effect or influence something produces, as in 「効果がある」; unlike 首尾 it does not refer to the course of events.
- Related始末しまつNeutralThe whole course of events from start to finish, or — often — a bad end result; also used for settling or cleaning something up afterwards.
- Related仕儀しぎWrittenA written/formal word for how things have turned out — the state events have developed into, often with a note of resignation, as in 「このような仕儀」.
「首尾」 mostly appears in 「首尾よく」 (turning out well) or 「首尾一貫」 (consistent from start to finish); it can also mean the outcome, as in 「首尾はどうだった」. For results in general use 「結果」; for how a situation unfolds use 「成り行き」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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