Nihoner

ゆわ

yuwa

JLPT N5 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of ゆう — to say, to utter, to declare.

  • to name, to call
  • to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
Classical Japanese — you’ll mostly meet it in older texts and set phrases
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How it’s built

ゆう ゆわ

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

ゆう is a classical japanese conjugation, so it follows that pattern.

Other forms and spellings

ゆやゆおゆおっゆゅふゆうゆふゆいゆっゆわくゆえゆおうゆおふゆぅユウ
negative stem of ゆう