騰貴|とうきtouki[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbrise (in price or value); appreciation; advance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 騰貴する（とうきする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 騰貴します（とうきします） |
| Negative (nai) | 騰貴しない（とうきしない） |
| polite (masen) | 騰貴しません（とうきしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 騰貴せず・騰貴せぬ（とうきせず・とうきせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 騰貴した（とうきした） |
| polite (mashita) | 騰貴しました（とうきしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 騰貴しなかった（とうきしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 騰貴しませんでした（とうきしませんでした） |
| Te form | 騰貴して（とうきして） |
| Potential | 騰貴できる（とうきできる） |
| Passive | 騰貴される（とうきされる） |
| Causative | 騰貴させる（とうきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 騰貴させられる（とうきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 騰貴すれば（とうきすれば） |
| tara | 騰貴したら（とうきしたら） |
| Volitional | 騰貴しよう（とうきしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 騰貴しましょう（とうきしましょう） |
| Imperative | 騰貴しろ（とうきしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym高騰こうとうNeutralA large rise in prices, common in the news, as in 「地価の高騰」; far more frequently used than 「騰貴」.
- Synonym値上がりねあがりNeutralThe everyday word for a price increase, as in 「野菜が値上がりする」; fits both speech and writing, unlike the formal 「騰貴」.
- SynonymアップCasualA colloquial loanword covering raises and increases broadly, as in 「給料アップ」; much looser in range than 「騰貴」.
- Synonym上騰じょうとうWrittenA written word for rising or going up, but rarely used; in everyday language say 「上昇」 or 「値上がり」 instead.
- Related急騰きゅうとうNeutralPrices shooting up in a short time, as in 「株価が急騰」; the focus is on speed, while 「騰貴」 is a written-style term for prices rising.
- Related暴騰ぼうとうNeutralSkyrocketing prices, stronger than 「高騰」; used mostly in reports on stock market movements.
- Related跳ね上がるはねあがるNeutralA verb for a price jumping up all at once, as in 「料金が跳ね上がる」; colloquial and vivid, where 「騰貴」 is formal.
- Related急伸きゅうしんNeutralRapid growth in sales, results or share prices, as in 「売上が急伸」; leans toward economic reporting.
- Related奔騰ほんとうWrittenA written word for prices soaring violently, stressing the fierce momentum; rarely used.
- Antonym下落げらくNeutralThe fall of prices or values, as in 「株価の下落」; the direct opposite of the price rise that 「騰貴」 describes.
- Antonym値下がりねさがりNeutralA common everyday word for a drop in price, the opposite of the rise 「騰貴」 describes.
For everyday price rises say 「値上がり」; for a large rise in prices, 「高騰」. 「騰貴」 itself is a formal, written economic term (「物価騰貴」). For sudden short-term jumps use 「急騰」, and 「暴騰」 for even sharper surges in market reports. 「下落」 and 「値下がり」 are the opposites for falling prices.
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