こいし

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of こいし – see the following entries.

【小石】 [noun] pebble, stone [proper noun] a surname Alternative spellings 礫, 磊

(This term, こいし, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as こいし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こいし.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 子石, 小岩, 孕石, 輿石, 興石, 古石, 磊.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
恋し

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞iɕi]

Adjective

こいし • (koishi) ^{←こひし (kofisi)?†}-shiku

1. Classical Japanese form of こいしい (koishii)

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "こいし" (シク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	こいしく[1] こいしから[2]		koisiku koisikara
Continuative (連用形)	こいしく[1] こいしかり[2]		koisiku koisikari
Terminal (終止形)	こいし		koisi
Attributive (連体形)	こいしき こいしかる		koisiki koisikaru
Realis (已然形)	こいしけれ		koisikere
Imperative (命令形)	こいしかれ		koisikare
Key constructions
Negative	こいしからず		koisikarazu
Contrasting conjunction	こいしけれど		koisikeredo
Causal conjunction	こいしければ		koisikereba
Conditional conjunction	こいしくば		koisikuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	こいしかりき		koisikariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	こいしかりけり		koisikarikeri
Adverbial	こいしく		koisiku
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.