棹さそ (サオサソ)
Saosaso · さおさそ — to pole (a boat), to punt (a boat); to swim with (the tide), to go with (the flow, the times, etc.); to go against (the tide, the flow, etc.)
Other ways to say “to pole” in Japanese →
棹さそ in rōmaji: saosaso.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
棹さそ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
棹差す
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| 読み (Reading) |
サオサソ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-サ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
意志推量形
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
棹さそ
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| 読み・基本形 |
サオサス
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| 表記・基本形 |
棹さす
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| 見出し語の読み |
サオサス
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Used in literary or formal contexts to describe punting a boat or metaphorically going with/against the tide; not common in everyday speech.
彼は棹さそで川を渡った。
Kare wa saosaso de kawa o watatta.
He crossed the river by punting a boat.
時代の流れに棹さそするのは難しい。
Jidai no nagare ni saosaso suru no wa muzukashii.
It is difficult to go with the flow of the times.
⚖️ Often confused with '漕ぐ' (kogu), which means to row with oars, while '棹さそ' implies using a pole.
棹さそ means “to pole (a boat), to punt (a boat); to swim with (the tide), to go with (the flow, the times, etc.); to go against (the tide, the flow, etc.)” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
棹差します
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| て形 (Te-form) |
棹差して
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| 過去形 (Past) |
棹差した
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
棹差さない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
棹差しましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
棹差せる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
棹差される
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
棹差させる
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