鼓動|こどうkodou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbeat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 鼓動する（こどうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 鼓動します（こどうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 鼓動しない（こどうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 鼓動しません（こどうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 鼓動せず・鼓動せぬ（こどうせず・こどうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 鼓動した（こどうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 鼓動しました（こどうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 鼓動しなかった（こどうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 鼓動しませんでした（こどうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 鼓動して（こどうして） |
| Potential | 鼓動できる（こどうできる） |
| Passive | 鼓動される（こどうされる） |
| Causative | 鼓動させる（こどうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 鼓動させられる（こどうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 鼓動すれば（こどうすれば） |
| tara | 鼓動したら（こどうしたら） |
| Volitional | 鼓動しよう（こどうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 鼓動しましょう（こどうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 鼓動しろ（こどうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym心拍しんぱくNeutralThe heartbeat; common in medical and sports contexts, as in 「心拍数」.
- Synonym拍動はくどうWrittenThe beating of the heart; a written/formal, medical-leaning term focusing on the contraction movement.
- Synonym脈動みゃくどうWrittenPulsation; also figurative for surging vitality. Written/formal, focusing on continuous rhythmic motion.
- Related脈拍みゃくはくNeutralThe pulse felt at the wrist and the like, as in 「脈拍を測る」; centres on the beat in the blood vessels, while 「鼓動」 is the heart's beating and its sound.
- RelatedドキドキCasualA mimetic word for the heart going pit-a-pat; colloquial, focusing on nervousness or excitement.
- Related脈みゃくNeutralThe pulse; also used of hope, as in 「脈がある」; a colloquial word with several senses.
- Related脈打つみゃくうつNeutralA verb meaning to pulsate; also figurative for lively vitality, as in 「伝統が脈打つ」.
- Related心音しんおんWrittenThe sound of the heartbeat; a medical term focusing on what is heard through a stethoscope.
- Related心悸しんきWrittenPalpitations or a fluttering, uneasy heart, as in 「心悸亢進」; a medical term.
- Antonym静止せいしNeutralAntonym: stillness, not moving; the opposite of 「鼓動」, which beats on without pause.
- Antonym停止ていしNeutralAntonym: stopping or coming to a halt, as in 「心停止」; the opposite of the heart's beating.
Use 「鼓動」 for the heart's rhythmic beating and its sound, as in 「胸の鼓動が高鳴る」. For the pulse say 「脈拍」, in medical contexts 「心拍」, and for a nervous racing heart 「ドキドキ」; the opposite is 「停止」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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