"指す" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [sa̠sɨ]
Etymology: Cognate with 刺(さ)す (sasu). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|刺す|さす}} 刺(さ)す (sasu) Head templates: {{ja-verb|さす|tr=trans|type=1}} 指(さ)す • (sasu) transitive godan (stem 指(さ)し (sashi), past 指(さ)した (sashita)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|さ|4-s}} Forms: 指す transitive godan [canonical] (ruby: ()), sasu [romanization], 指し [stem] (ruby: ()), 指した [past] (ruby: ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 指さ [error-unrecognized-form], ささ [error-unrecognized-form], sasa [error-unrecognized-form], 指し [error-unrecognized-form], さし [error-unrecognized-form], sashi [error-unrecognized-form], 指す [error-unrecognized-form], さす [error-unrecognized-form], sasu [error-unrecognized-form], 指せ [error-unrecognized-form], させ [error-unrecognized-form], sase [error-unrecognized-form], 指される [passive], さされる [passive], sasareru [passive], 指させる [causative], 指さす [causative], ささせる [causative], ささす [causative], sasaseru [causative], sasasu [causative], 指せる [potential], させる [potential], saseru [potential], 指そう [volitional], さそう [volitional], sasō [volitional], 指さない [negative], ささない [negative], sasanai [negative], 指さず [continuative, negative], ささず [continuative, negative], sasazu [continuative, negative], 指します [formal], さします [formal], sashimasu [formal], 指した [perfective], さした [perfective], sashita [perfective], 指して [conjunctive], さして [conjunctive], sashite [conjunctive], 指せば [conditional, hypothetical], させば [conditional, hypothetical], saseba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 指さ [irrealis, stem], ささ [irrealis, stem], sasa [irrealis], 指し [continuative, stem], さし [continuative, stem], sasi [continuative], 指す [stem, terminative], さす [stem, terminative], sasu [terminative], 指す [attributive, stem], さす [attributive, stem], sasu [attributive], 指せ [realis, stem], させ [realis, stem], sase [realis], 指せ [imperative, stem], させ [imperative, stem], sase [imperative], 指さず [negative], ささず [negative], sasazu [negative], 指せど [contrastive], させど [contrastive], sasedo [contrastive], 指せば [causative], させば [causative], saseba [causative], 指さば [conditional], ささば [conditional], sasaba [conditional], 指しき [past], さしき [past], sasiki [past], 指しけり [past], さしけり [past], sasikeri [past], 指しつ [perfect], さしつ [perfect], sasitu [perfect], 指しぬ [perfect], さしぬ [perfect], sasinu [perfect], 指せり [continuative, perfect], 指したり [continuative, perfect], させり [continuative, perfect], さしたり [continuative, perfect], saseri [continuative, perfect], sasitari [continuative, perfect], 指さむ [volitional], ささむ [volitional], sasamu [volitional]
  1. point (at, to)
    Sense id: en-指す-ja-verb-8bmZPomK Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 19 40 41 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 19 40 40
  2. indicate; specify; point out
    Sense id: en-指す-ja-verb-p4Ph7Ry6 Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -su, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 25 49 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 25 46 28 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 19 40 41 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 25 46 29 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 19 40 40
  3. (shogi, chess) play (the game or a move); move (a piece); make (a move)
    Sense id: en-指す-ja-verb-ljj~We~N Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Chess, Shogi, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 16 33 51 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 19 40 41 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 13 36 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 25 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 20 70 Topics: board-games, chess, games, shogi

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "刺す",
        "2": "さす"
      },
      "expansion": "刺(さ)す (sasu)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with 刺(さ)す (sasu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "指す transitive godan",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "指",
          "さ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指し",
      "roman": "sashi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "指",
          "さ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指した",
      "roman": "sashita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "指",
          "さ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ささ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sashi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "させ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ささせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ささす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ささない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ささず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sashimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "させば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ささ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "させ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "させ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ささず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指せど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "させど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "させば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指さば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ささば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指しき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指しけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指しつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指しぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指せり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指したり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "させり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指さむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ささむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "さす",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "指(さ)す • (sasu) transitive godan (stem 指(さ)し (sashi), past 指(さ)した (sashita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "さ",
        "2": "4-s"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 40 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 40 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 40 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "point (at, to)"
      ],
      "id": "en-指す-ja-verb-8bmZPomK",
      "links": [
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 49 26",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 46 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 40 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 40 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 46 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 40 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indicate; specify; point out"
      ],
      "id": "en-指す-ja-verb-p4Ph7Ry6",
      "links": [
        [
          "indicate",
          "indicate"
        ],
        [
          "specify",
          "specify"
        ],
        [
          "point out",
          "point out"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Chess",
          "orig": "ja:Chess",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Shogi",
          "orig": "ja:Shogi",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 33 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 40 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "19 40 40",
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        {
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        "play (the game or a move); move (a piece); make (a move)"
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          "shogi"
        ],
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          "chess",
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        ],
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          "play",
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          "move",
          "move"
        ],
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          "make",
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        ]
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        "(shogi, chess) play (the game or a move); move (a piece); make (a move)"
      ],
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        "shogi"
      ]
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      "other": "さす"
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      "ipa": "[sa̠sɨ]"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "form": "指す",
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      "form": "さす",
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      "form": "指せ",
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      "form": "sase",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "指される",
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        "passive"
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      "form": "さされる",
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        "passive"
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      "form": "sasareru",
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      "form": "指させる",
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        "causative"
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      "form": "指さす",
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        "causative"
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      "form": "ささせる",
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        "causative"
      ]
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      "form": "ささす",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sasaseru",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sasasu",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
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      "form": "指せる",
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      "form": "させる",
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        "potential"
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    {
      "form": "saseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指そう",
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    {
      "form": "さそう",
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        "volitional"
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    {
      "form": "sasō",
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      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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      "form": "指さない",
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      "form": "ささない",
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      "form": "sasanai",
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      "form": "指さず",
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      "form": "ささず",
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      "form": "sasazu",
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      "form": "指します",
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    {
      "form": "さします",
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        "formal"
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      "form": "sashimasu",
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        "formal"
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      "form": "指した",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "さした",
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      "form": "sashita",
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        "perfective"
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      "form": "指して",
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        "conjunctive"
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      "form": "さして",
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      "form": "sashite",
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      "form": "指せば",
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      "form": "させば",
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      "form": "指さ",
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      "form": "指し",
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        "stem"
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        "stem"
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        "continuative"
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      "form": "指す",
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      "form": "さす",
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      "form": "指せ",
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      "form": "sasazu",
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      "form": "saseba",
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      "form": "指さば",
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      "form": "sasaba",
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    {
      "form": "指しき",
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      "form": "さしき",
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        "past"
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      "form": "sasiki",
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        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "指しけり",
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        "past"
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      "form": "さしけり",
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      "form": "sasikeri",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "指しつ",
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        "perfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "さしつ",
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      "tags": [
        "perfect"
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      "form": "sasitu",
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      "form": "指しぬ",
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      "form": "さしぬ",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "sasinu",
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      "tags": [
        "perfect"
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      "form": "saseri",
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      "form": "指さむ",
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      "form": "ささむ",
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      "form": "sasamu",
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          "chess",
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        "(shogi, chess) play (the game or a move); move (a piece); make (a move)"
      ],
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      ]
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      "other": "さす"
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      "ipa": "[sa̠sɨ]"
    }
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}

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