思ほゆ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
思
おも Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
所念

Etymology

From 思(おも)ふ (omofu, “to think”) + auxiliary passive verb ゆ (yu).

Verb

思(おも)ほゆ • (omohoyu) transitive ^†nidan

1. 所念: (Classical Japanese, archaic) to seem, to appear, to look like
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 3, poem 304:

     大王之 遠乃朝庭跡 蟻通 嶋門乎見者 神代之所念

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. 所念: (Classical Japanese, archaic) to sound
3. 所念: (Classical Japanese, archaic) to be regarded as

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "思ほゆ" (ヤ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	思ほえ	おもほえ	omofoe
Continuative (連用形)	思ほえ	おもほえ	omofoe
Terminal (終止形)	思ほゆ	おもほゆ	omofoyu
Attributive (連体形)	思ほゆる	おもほゆる	omofoyuru
Realis (已然形)	思ほゆれ	おもほゆれ	omofoyure
Imperative (命令形)	思ほえよ	おもほえよ	omofoeyo
Key constructions
Negative	思ほえず	おもほえず	omofoezu
Contrasting conjunction	思ほゆれど	おもほゆれど	omofoyuredo
Causal conjunction	思ほゆれば	おもほゆれば	omofoyureba
Conditional conjunction	思ほえば	おもほえば	omofoeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	思ほえき	おもほえき	omofoeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	思ほえけり	おもほえけり	omofoekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	思ほえつ	おもほえつ	omofoetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	思ほえぬ	おもほえぬ	omofoenu
Perfect-continuative tense	思ほえたり	おもほえたり	omofoetari
Volitional	思ほえむ	おもほえむ	omofoemu

Derived terms

• 覚(おぼ)ゆ (oboyu)
• 覚(おぼ)える (oboeru)