嘲す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嘲
ちょう Grade: S
goon

Etymology

First attested in the mid-early 1300s, with major attestation in 洒落本 (sharebon) texts in the mid-late Edo period.

From 嘲 (chō, “insult, ridicule, scorn”) +‎ す (su, “to do”, archaic).

Verb

嘲(ちょう)す • (chōsu) ^{←てうす (teusu)?}transitive ^†-se

1. (archaic, obsolete) to insult, ridicule, scorn

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "嘲す" (サ行変格活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	嘲せ	てうせ	teuse
Continuative (連用形)	嘲し	てうし	teusi
Terminal (終止形)	嘲す	てうす	teusu
Attributive (連体形)	嘲する	てうする	teusuru
Realis (已然形)	嘲すれ	てうすれ	teusure
Imperative (命令形)	嘲せよ	てうせよ	teuseyo
Key constructions
Negative	嘲せず	てうせず	teusezu
Contrasting conjunction	嘲すれど	てうすれど	teusuredo
Causal conjunction	嘲すれば	てうすれば	teusureba
Conditional conjunction	嘲せば	てうせば	teuseba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	嘲しき	てうしき	teusiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	嘲しけり	てうしけり	teusikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	嘲しつ	てうしつ	teusitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	嘲しぬ	てうしぬ	teusinu
Perfect-continuative tense	嘲せり 嘲したり	てうせり てうしたり	teuseri teusitari
Volitional	嘲せむ	てうせむ	teusemu

Verb

嘲(ちょう)す • (chōsu) ^{←てうす (teusu)?}transitive ^†yodan

1. (archaic, obsolete) to insult, ridicule, scorn

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "嘲す" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	嘲さ	てうさ	teusa
Continuative (連用形)	嘲し	てうし	teusi
Terminal (終止形)	嘲す	てうす	teusu
Attributive (連体形)	嘲す	てうす	teusu
Realis (已然形)	嘲せ	てうせ	teuse
Imperative (命令形)	嘲せ	てうせ	teuse
Key constructions
Negative	嘲さず	てうさず	teusazu
Contrasting conjunction	嘲せど	てうせど	teusedo
Causal conjunction	嘲せば	てうせば	teuseba
Conditional conjunction	嘲さば	てうさば	teusaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	嘲しき	てうしき	teusiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	嘲しけり	てうしけり	teusikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	嘲しつ	てうしつ	teusitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	嘲しぬ	てうしぬ	teusinu
Perfect-continuative tense	嘲せり 嘲したり	てうせり てうしたり	teuseri teusitari
Volitional	嘲さむ	てうさむ	teusamu

Synonyms

• 嘲(あざけ)る (azakeru)
• 嘲(ちょう)弄(ろう)する (chōrō suru)
• 馬鹿(ばか)にする (baka ni suru)