気き絶ぜつ

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気絶する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	気き絶ぜつする	気き絶ぜつしない
Polite	気き絶ぜつします	気き絶ぜつしません
Past polite	気き絶ぜつしました	気き絶ぜつしませんでした
Past	気き絶ぜつした	気き絶ぜつしなかった
Te-form	気き絶ぜつして	気き絶ぜつしないで
Desire	気き絶ぜつしたい	気き絶ぜつしたくない
Potential	気き絶ぜつできる	気き絶ぜつできない
Passive	気き絶ぜつされる	気き絶ぜつされない
Causative	気き絶ぜつさせる	気き絶ぜつさせない
Causative passive	気き絶ぜつさせられる	気き絶ぜつさせられない
Volitional	気き絶ぜつしよう
Polite volitional	気き絶ぜつしましょう
Imperative	気き絶ぜつしろ	気き絶ぜつするな
Conditional	気き絶ぜつすれば	気き絶ぜつしなければ
Tara conditional	気き絶ぜつしたら	気き絶ぜつしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

faint; lose consciousness; pass out

Refers to a temporary loss of consciousness, often from shock, pain, or illness. Commonly used as a noun or with する to mean 'to faint'.

彼かれはその知しらせを聞きいて気き絶ぜつした。
He fainted when he heard the news.
暑あつさで気き絶ぜつする人ひとが出でた。
Some people passed out from the heat.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉で気き絶ぜつするto faint from (shock, pain, etc.)
あまりの恐きょう怖ふで気き絶ぜつしてしまった。
She fainted from sheer terror.
気き絶ぜつしそうになるto nearly faint
痛いたみで気き絶ぜつしそうになった。
I nearly fainted from the pain.
〈人ひと〉を気き絶ぜつさせるto make someone faint
強つよい一いっ発ぱつが彼かれを気き絶ぜつさせた。
A powerful blow knocked him unconscious.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
絶discontinue, sever, cut off

Related words

失しっ神しん
失神 is a more formal or medical term for losing consciousness, while 気絶 is the everyday word used in casual speech.
卒そっ倒とう
卒倒 describes a sudden, dramatic collapse and fainting, often with a literary or exaggerated tone, whereas 気絶 is the plain, neutral term.
悶もん絶ぜつ
気絶 is a general term for fainting or losing consciousness, while 悶絶 specifically implies fainting or writhing from intense pain, pleasure, or sensation.
スタン
気絶 means to faint or lose consciousness in general usage, whereas スタン specifically refers to a temporary stun effect in games.
意い識しき不ふ明めいN1
気絶 refers to a brief fainting spell from shock, pain, or fear, whereas 意識不明 is often more serious and used in medical/emergency contexts.

Built from

気き+絶ぜつ

Written forms

気き絶ぜつUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
きぜつUsage1%
Kana spelling is sometimes used in informal writing or for clarity.
キゼツUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 気 (spirit, mind) and 絶 (to cut off, sever), literally meaning 'cutting off of consciousness'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys the meaning of fainting.