表層形
いとわ
イトワ
動詞
いとわ (イトワ)
Itowa · いとわ — to be loath to, to balk at (doing), to grudge (doing), to spare (oneself), to be weary of, to shun, to dislike (an activity, an environment), to hate (an activity); to take (good) care of
Other ways to say “to be loath to” in Japanese →
いとわ in rōmaji: itowa.
動詞
一般
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📝 厭う 🔤 五段-ワア行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月10日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
いとわ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
厭う
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| 読み (Reading) |
イトワ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ワア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
いとわ
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| 読み・基本形 |
イトウ
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| 表記・基本形 |
いとう
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| 見出し語の読み |
イトウ
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💡 English Meaning
いとわ means “to be loath to, to balk at (doing), to grudge (doing), to spare (oneself), to be weary of, to shun, to dislike (an activity, an environment), to hate (an activity); to take (good) care of” — full definition & examples →
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イトワ
Lemma: 厭う
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
厭います
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| て形 (Te-form) |
厭って
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| 過去形 (Past) |
厭った
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
厭わない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
厭いましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
厭える
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
厭われる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
厭わせる
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (いとわ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (厭う) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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