打うち消けし

う

ち

け

し

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

negation; negative; denial

linguistics

A noun used especially in grammar and linguistics for negation or a negative form; it can also describe the act or function of denying or negating a statement.

文ぶん末まつの「ない」は打うち消けしを表あらわす。
The sentence-final nai expresses negation.

「行いかない」は「行いく」の打うち消けしです。

Ikanai is the negative of iku.

Written forms

打うち消けしUsage69%
Most learner-friendly and high-priority spelling, using okurigana after 打ち.
打うち消けしUsage23%
Attested compact spelling without okurigana; less friendly for learners and less common in ordinary prose.
打うち消けしUsage8%
Attested variant with less okurigana; understandable in grammar or linguistic contexts.

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
消extinguish, blow out, turn off

Similar words

否ひ定てい
Broader and more common for denial or negation in general; 打ち消し is especially a grammar-oriented term for a negative expression or negating function.
否ひ認にん
A more formal word for denying an allegation, fact, or responsibility; it is not normally used as a grammatical term like 打ち消し.

Etymology

A noun form related to the verb 打ち消す, meaning to negate or deny. The kanji spelling transparently combines 打ち with 消し, but the exact historical development is not specified.