表層形
寿い
コトブイ
動詞
寿い (コトブイ)
Kotobui · ことぶい — to congratulate, to wish one well
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寿い in rōmaji: kotobui.
動詞
一般
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📝 寿く 🔤 五段-カ行 📐 連用形-イ音便
Updated: 2026年9月2日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
寿い
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
寿く
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| 読み (Reading) |
コトブイ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-カ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-イ音便
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
寿い
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| 読み・基本形 |
コトブク
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| 表記・基本形 |
寿く
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| 見出し語の読み |
コトブク
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How it's used
Archaic or highly literary; found in old texts, poetry, or formal congratulations. Rarely used in modern conversation.
彼の成功を寿いで、乾杯した。
Kare no seikou o kotobuite, kanpai shita.
We toasted, congratulating him on his success.
新年を寿いで、家族で祝った。
Shinnen o kotobuite, kazoku de iwatta.
We celebrated the new year with congratulations among family.
💡 English Meaning
寿い means “to congratulate, to wish one well” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
コトブイ
Lemma: 寿く
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
寿きます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
寿いて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
寿いた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
寿かない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
寿きましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
寿ける
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
寿かれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
寿かせる
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Did you know · 動詞
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (寿い) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (寿く) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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