晴耕雨読する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 晴耕雨読する | 晴耕雨読しない |
| Polite | 晴耕雨読します | 晴耕雨読しません |
| Past polite | 晴耕雨読しました | 晴耕雨読しませんでした |
| Past | 晴耕雨読した | 晴耕雨読しなかった |
| Te-form | 晴耕雨読して | 晴耕雨読しないで |
| Desire | 晴耕雨読したい | 晴耕雨読したくない |
| Potential | 晴耕雨読できる | 晴耕雨読できない |
| Passive | 晴耕雨読される | 晴耕雨読されない |
| Causative | 晴耕雨読させる | 晴耕雨読させない |
| Causative passive | 晴耕雨読させられる | 晴耕雨読させられない |
| Volitional | 晴耕雨読しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 晴耕雨読しましょう | |
| Imperative | 晴耕雨読しろ | 晴耕雨読するな |
| Conditional | 晴耕雨読すれば | 晴耕雨読しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 晴耕雨読したら | 晴耕雨読しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits
A yojijukugo describing an ideal of a simple, self-sufficient life balanced between physical labor and study. Often used to evoke a pastoral, scholarly retirement.
My grandfather leads a life of working in the fields when it's sunny and reading when it rains in the countryside.
After retirement, I want to spend my days in quiet retirement, dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits.