also: くいぜをまもる
株を守る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 株を守る | 株を守らない |
| Polite | 株を守ります | 株を守りません |
| Past polite | 株を守りました | 株を守りませんでした |
| Past | 株を守った | 株を守らなかった |
| Te-form | 株を守って | 株を守らないで |
| Desire | 株を守りたい | 株を守りたくない |
| Potential | 株を守れる | 株を守れない |
| Passive | 株を守られる | 株を守られない |
| Causative | 株を守らせる | 株を守らせない |
| Causative passive | 株を守らせられるalso 株を守らされる | 株を守らせられないalso 株を守らされない |
| Volitional | 株を守ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 株を守りましょう | |
| Imperative | 株を守れ | 株を守るな |
| Conditional | 株を守れば | 株を守らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 株を守ったら | 株を守らなかったら |
stick stubbornly to old ways; be overly conservative; refuse to adapt
Idiomatic expression from a Chinese fable in the Han Feizi about a farmer who guarded a tree stump waiting for another hare to run into it. Used to criticize someone who clings to outdated methods or refuses to change with the times. The literal meaning 'guard the tree stub' is not used in modern Japanese outside of explaining the idiom's origin.
If you cling to old methods like guarding a tree stump, there will be no progress.
Even though times have changed, he still stubbornly sticks to his old ways.