"粧す" meaning in Japanese

See 粧す in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: Causative of めく. Head templates: {{ja-verb|めかす|type=1}} 粧(めか)す • (mekasu) godan (stem 粧(めか)し (mekashi), past 粧(めか)した (mekashita)) Forms: 粧す [canonical] (ruby: (めか)), mekasu [romanization], 粧し [stem] (ruby: (めか)), 粧した [past] (ruby: (めか)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 粧さ [error-unrecognized-form], めかさ [error-unrecognized-form], mekasa [error-unrecognized-form], 粧し [error-unrecognized-form], めかし [error-unrecognized-form], mekashi [error-unrecognized-form], 粧す [error-unrecognized-form], めかす [error-unrecognized-form], mekasu [error-unrecognized-form], 粧せ [error-unrecognized-form], めかせ [error-unrecognized-form], mekase [error-unrecognized-form], 粧される [passive], めかされる [passive], mekasareru [passive], 粧させる [causative], 粧さす [causative], めかさせる [causative], めかさす [causative], mekasaseru [causative], mekasasu [causative], 粧せる [potential], めかせる [potential], mekaseru [potential], 粧そう [volitional], めかそう [volitional], mekasō [volitional], 粧さない [negative], めかさない [negative], mekasanai [negative], 粧さず [continuative, negative], めかさず [continuative, negative], mekasazu [continuative, negative], 粧します [formal], めかします [formal], mekashimasu [formal], 粧した [perfective], めかした [perfective], mekashita [perfective], 粧して [conjunctive], めかして [conjunctive], mekashite [conjunctive], 粧せば [conditional, hypothetical], めかせば [conditional, hypothetical], mekaseba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. dress up oneself, adorn oneself
    Sense id: en-粧す-ja-verb-D6wpEPO7 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 46 54
  2. (auxiliary) make like Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-粧す-ja-verb-LB1q9~UP Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, 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 non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 41 59 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 44 56 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 63 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77
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  "etymology_text": "Causative of めく.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "粧す",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "粧",
          "めか"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧し",
      "roman": "mekashi",
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          "粧",
          "めか"
        ]
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧した",
      "roman": "mekashita",
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          "粧",
          "めか"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ja-go-su",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekashi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかす",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekashimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "dress up oneself, adorn oneself"
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
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      "glosses": [
        "make like"
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      "id": "en-粧す-ja-verb-LB1q9~UP",
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        "(auxiliary) make like"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "粧す"
}
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    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese verbs",
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  "etymology_text": "Causative of めく.",
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        ]
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      "form": "mekasu",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "form": "粧さ",
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      "form": "めかさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "mekasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "粧し",
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      "form": "めかし",
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    {
      "form": "粧す",
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    {
      "form": "めかす",
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    },
    {
      "form": "mekasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekashimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかして",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "粧せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めかせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mekaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "めかす",
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  "lang": "Japanese",
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "dress up oneself, adorn oneself"
      ],
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        [
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      "glosses": [
        "make like"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary) make like"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "粧す"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 粧す meaning in Japanese (5.1kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "粧す",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

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

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

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

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

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.