こく

See also: ごく

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
扱く

Alternative forms

• こぐ (kogu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) こく [kóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])

• Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 扱く

Plain	扱く	こく	[kóꜜkù]
Conjunctive	扱いて	こいて	[kóꜜìtè]
Perfective	扱いた	こいた	[kóꜜìtà]
Negative	扱かない	こかない	[kòkáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective	扱かなかった	こかなかった	[kòkáꜜnàkàttà]
Hypothetical conditional	扱けば	こけば	[kóꜜkèbà]
Past conditional	扱いたら	こいたら	[kóꜜìtàrà]
Imperative	扱け	こけ	[kóꜜkè]
Volitional	扱こう	ここー	[kòkóꜜò]
Desiderative	扱きたい	こきたい	[kòkítáꜜì]
Formal	扱きます	こきます	[kòkímáꜜsù]
Formal negative	扱きません	こきません	[kòkímáséꜜǹ]
Formal volitional	扱きましょう	こきましょー	[kòkímáshóꜜò]
Formal perfective	扱きました	こきました	[kòkímáꜜshìtà]
Continuative	扱き 扱きに	こき こきに	[kóꜜkì] [kóꜜkì nì]
Negative continuative	扱かず 扱かずに	こかず こかずに	[kòkáꜜzù] [kòkáꜜzù nì]
Passive	扱かれる	こかれる	[kòkáréꜜrù]
Causative	扱かせる 扱かす	こかせる こかす	[kòkáséꜜrù] [kòkáꜜsù]
Potential	扱ける	こける	[kòkéꜜrù]

Verb

こく • (koku) godan (stem こき (koki), past こいた (koita))

1. to pull through one's hand, as when separating grain from the stalk

   稲(いね)を扱(こ)く

   ine o koku

   (please add an English translation of this example)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "こく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	こか	koka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	こき	koki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	こく	koku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	こく	koku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	こけ	koke
Meireikei ("imperative")	こけ	koke
Key constructions
Passive	こかれる	kokareru
Causative	こかせる こかす	kokaseru kokasu
Potential	こける	kokeru
Volitional	ここう	kokō
Negative	こかない	kokanai
Negative continuative	こかず	kokazu
Formal	こきます	kokimasu
Perfective	こいた	koita
Conjunctive	こいて	koite
Hypothetical conditional	こけば	kokeba

Synonyms

• 扱(しご)く (shigoku)

Derived terms

• 足(あし)コキ (ashikoki, “footjob”)
• 手(て)コキ (tekoki, “handjob”)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
放く

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) こく [kóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])

• Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 放く

Plain	放く	こく	[kóꜜkù]
Conjunctive	放いて	こいて	[kóꜜìtè]
Perfective	放いた	こいた	[kóꜜìtà]
Negative	放かない	こかない	[kòkáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective	放かなかった	こかなかった	[kòkáꜜnàkàttà]
Hypothetical conditional	放けば	こけば	[kóꜜkèbà]
Past conditional	放いたら	こいたら	[kóꜜìtàrà]
Imperative	放け	こけ	[kóꜜkè]
Volitional	放こう	ここー	[kòkóꜜò]
Desiderative	放きたい	こきたい	[kòkítáꜜì]
Formal	放きます	こきます	[kòkímáꜜsù]
Formal negative	放きません	こきません	[kòkímáséꜜǹ]
Formal volitional	放きましょう	こきましょー	[kòkímáshóꜜò]
Formal perfective	放きました	こきました	[kòkímáꜜshìtà]
Continuative	放き 放きに	こき こきに	[kóꜜkì] [kóꜜkì nì]
Negative continuative	放かず 放かずに	こかず こかずに	[kòkáꜜzù] [kòkáꜜzù nì]
Passive	放かれる	こかれる	[kòkáréꜜrù]
Causative	放かせる 放かす	こかせる こかす	[kòkáséꜜrù] [kòkáꜜsù]
Potential	放ける	こける	[kòkéꜜrù]

Verb

こく • (koku) godan (stem こき (koki), past こいた (koita))

1. to release from the body

   屁(へ)を放(こ)く

   he o koku

   to fart

2. (vulgar) synonym of 言う (iu, “to say”)
3. (vulgar) synonym of する (suru, “to do”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "こく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	こか	koka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	こき	koki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	こく	koku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	こく	koku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	こけ	koke
Meireikei ("imperative")	こけ	koke
Key constructions
Passive	こかれる	kokareru
Causative	こかせる こかす	kokaseru kokasu
Potential	こける	kokeru
Volitional	ここう	kokō
Negative	こかない	kokanai
Negative continuative	こかず	kokazu
Formal	こきます	kokimasu
Perfective	こいた	koita
Conjunctive	こいて	koite
Hypothetical conditional	こけば	kokeba

Etymology 3

From 濃(こ)く (koku), the adverbial form of 濃(こ)い (koi, “deep, strong”), or 酷(こく) (koku, “intense, severe”).

Alternative forms

• こく味(み) (koku-mi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) こく [kòkú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) こく [kòkúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])

Noun

こく or コク • (koku) 

1. (of food) rich flavor

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of こく – see the following entries.

【酷】S [adjective] [from 1754] cruel, severe, harsh, merciless [adjective] [from 1878] extremely, excessively [noun] [from 1754] cruelty, severity, harshness, mercilessness

【石】1 [noun] a traditional Japanese unit of volume, one koku is ten 斗 (to): [noun] for grains of rice; one koku is equal to approximately 180 litres [noun] (by extension, historical) for land of famous daimyo or samurai; one koku is also approximately 180 litres [noun] for 和船 (wasen); one koku is equal to 10 cubic shaku or approximately 0.278 cubic metres [noun] a unit of quantity for 鮭 (sake, “salmon”) and 鱒 (masu, “trout”); one koku is equal to 40 salmon or 60 trout

【国】2 [noun] a land, a large place [noun] a country in general, a region [noun] a country as in a nation, a state

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

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