also: ちゃくぶく · ちゃくぼく
着服する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 着服する | 着服しない |
| Polite | 着服します | 着服しません |
| Past polite | 着服しました | 着服しませんでした |
| Past | 着服した | 着服しなかった |
| Te-form | 着服して | 着服しないで |
| Desire | 着服したい | 着服したくない |
| Potential | 着服できる | 着服できない |
| Passive | 着服される | 着服されない |
| Causative | 着服させる | 着服させない |
| Causative passive | 着服させられる | 着服させられない |
| Volitional | 着服しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 着服しましょう | |
| Imperative | 着服しろ | 着服するな |
| Conditional | 着服すれば | 着服しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 着服したら | 着服しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing
Used for taking money or property that one is responsible for and making it one's own. Common in news and legal-style reporting, often as 金を着服する or 着服した疑い.
An employee was arrested on suspicion of embezzling company funds.
He had been pocketing the membership fees he collected.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
dressing oneself; putting on clothes
A literal clothing-related use of 着服する. In modern everyday Japanese, 服を着る or 着用する is normally used instead, so this sense can sound rare or formal and may be confused with the embezzlement meaning.
In older writing, 着服する can mean putting on clothes.
He embezzled money from the company.
The embezzlement by the accounting staff member was uncovered.
The man was arrested on suspicion of embezzlement.
Obsolete or outdated kana usage; included mainly for recognition in older material.