軟派
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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軟 | 派 |
なん Grade: S |
は > ぱ Grade: 6 |
kan'yōon |
Etymology
Compound of 軟 (nan, “soft; gentle”) + 派 (ha, “faction, school”). Literally, “the soft school”. The ha changes to pa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
- a person lacking firm convictions; one who is willing to compromise; the moderates, the dovish faction
- 軟派の議員 ― nanpa no gīn ― legislator with a soft approach
- (journalism) journalist who writes articles on culture, entertainment, and social relations
- (sometimes derogatory) attitude of enjoying or individual that enjoys dating women or paying attention to fashion
- ナンパ: street flirting of women by men for romantic or sexual purposes; pickup
- Antonym: 逆ナン (gyakunan)
Antonyms
- (senses 1 to 3) 硬派 (kōha)
Derived terms
- 逆ナン (gyakunan)
Verb
軟派する • (nanpa suru) suru (stem 軟派し (nanpa shi), past 軟派した (nanpa shita))
- ナンパする: to pick up, hit on, flirt
- ナンパして遊びに行く
- nanpa shite asobi ni iku
- flirt (with a woman) to go out with her for fun
- ナンパして遊びに行く
Conjugation
Conjugation of "軟派する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 軟派し | なんぱし | nanpa shi | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 軟派し | なんぱし | nanpa shi | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 軟派する | なんぱする | nanpa suru | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 軟派する | なんぱする | nanpa suru | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 軟派すれ | なんぱすれ | nanpa sure | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 軟派せよ¹ 軟派しろ² |
なんぱせよ¹ なんぱしろ² |
nanpa seyo¹ nanpa shiro² | |
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | 軟派される | なんぱされる | nanpa sareru | |
Causative | 軟派させる 軟派さす |
なんぱさせる なんぱさす |
nanpa saseru nanpa sasu | |
Potential | 軟派できる | なんぱできる | nanpa dekiru | |
Volitional | 軟派しよう | なんぱしよう | nanpa shiyō | |
Negative | 軟派しない | なんぱしない | nanpa shinai | |
Negative continuative | 軟派せず | なんぱせず | nanpa sezu | |
Formal | 軟派します | なんぱします | nanpa shimasu | |
Perfective | 軟派した | なんぱした | nanpa shita | |
Conjunctive | 軟派して | なんぱして | nanpa shite | |
Hypothetical conditional | 軟派すれば | なんぱすれば | nanpa sureba | |
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
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