"指す" meaning in Japanese

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Verb

IPA: [sa̠sɨᵝ]
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 [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
  2. indicate; specify; point out
    Sense id: en-指す-ja-verb-p4Ph7Ry6
  3. (shogi, chess) play (the game or a move); move (a piece); make (a move) Categories (topical): Chess, Shogi
    Sense id: en-指す-ja-verb-ljj~We~N Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 15 77 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 12 22 66 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 9 16 75 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 9 16 76 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 16 75 Topics: board-games, chess, games, shogi

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "刺す",
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      "expansion": "刺(さ)す (sasu)",
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  "etymology_text": "Cognate with 刺(さ)す (sasu).",
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      "form": "指す",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "ささ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "指せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "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"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sasō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ささない",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "negative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sasanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "指さず",
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      "form": "ささず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
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    },
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      "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"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "point (at, to)"
      ],
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        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ]
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      ],
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        [
          "indicate",
          "indicate"
        ],
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          "specify",
          "specify"
        ],
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          "point out",
          "point out"
        ]
      ]
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            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
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            "Fundamental"
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        },
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          "_dis": "8 15 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 22 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 16 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 16 76",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 16 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "play (the game or a move); move (a piece); make (a move)"
      ],
      "id": "en-指す-ja-verb-ljj~We~N",
      "links": [
        [
          "shogi",
          "shogi"
        ],
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(shogi, chess) play (the game or a move); move (a piece); make (a move)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games",
        "shogi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "さす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sa̠sɨᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "指す"
}
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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with one Han script character",
    "Japanese transitive verbs",
    "Japanese type 1 verbs",
    "Japanese verbs"
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    }
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          "指",
          "さ"
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          "指",
          "さ"
        ]
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        "past"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "指さ",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "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"
      ]
    },
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      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "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": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "point (at, to)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "indicate; specify; point out"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indicate",
          "indicate"
        ],
        [
          "specify",
          "specify"
        ],
        [
          "point out",
          "point out"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Chess",
        "ja:Shogi"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "play (the game or a move); move (a piece); make (a move)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shogi",
          "shogi"
        ],
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(shogi, chess) play (the game or a move); move (a piece); make (a move)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games",
        "shogi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "さす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sa̠sɨᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "指す"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "指す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "指す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "指す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "指す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "指す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "指す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "指す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "指す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "指す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "指す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "指す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "指す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "指す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "指す",
  "trace": ""
}

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