長ける

Japanese

Kanji in this term
長
長 Grade: 2

Alternative forms

• 闌ける

Etymology

From earlier consonant stem 長く (taku); became vowel stem take- when the conclusive was overtaken by the attributive form which ultimately resulted in the shift from lower bigrade to lower monograde conjugation class. Cognate with 高 (taka, “height”), 高い (takai, “high, tall”), 丈 (take, “height”), 岳 (take, “peak”).

Verb

長ける • (takeru) ichidan (stem 長け (take), past 長けた (taketa))

1. to rise high
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 612:

     Take, kuru, keta. タケ, クル, ケタ (長・闌け, くる, けた) 高く上がる.

   1. for the sun to rise high
      • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 612:

        例, Higa taketa. (日が闌けた) 太陽が高く昇っている.

   2. to grow late; to come to an end
      • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 612:

        Haru, natsu takuru. (春, 夏闌くる) 春, 夏などが過ぎてまさに終わろうとする.

   3. to have a high ability; to be talented
      • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 612:

        Chieno taketa hito. Matawa, taketa hito. (知恵の長けた人. または, 長けた人) 知恵が非常にすぐれた人. [...] Gakumonno taketa hito. (学文の長けた人) 大学者

   4. to grow old
      • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 612:

        Toshiga taketa hito. (年が長けた人) すでに年かさの多い人. たとえば, 四十歳以上の人など.

See also

• 高(たか) (taka)
• 高(たか)い (takai)
• 丈(たけ) (take)
• 岳(たけ) (take)

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.