also: かづく
かずく · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | かずく | かずかない |
| Polite | かずきます | かずきません |
| Past polite | かずきました | かずきませんでした |
| Past | かずいた | かずかなかった |
| Te-form | かずいて | かずかないで |
| Desire | かずきたい | かずきたくない |
| Potential | かずける | かずけない |
| Passive | かずかれる | かずかれない |
| Causative | かずかせる | かずかせない |
| Causative passive | かずかせられるalso かずかされる | かずかせられないalso かずかされない |
| Volitional | かずこう | |
| Polite volitional | かずきましょう | |
| Imperative | かずけ | かずくな |
| Conditional | かずけば | かずかなければ |
| Tara conditional | かずいたら | かずかなかったら |
to be submerged up to the neck; to dive for shellfish or seaweed
Archaic verb describing wading or diving into water, often for gathering marine products. The first gloss refers to being in water up to the neck; the second to diving to collect things.
Long ago, female divers would dive into the sea to collect abalone.
In the shallows of the river, the children are playing while submerged up to their necks.
to force something underwater; to submerge something
Archaic transitive use: to push or hold something under the surface of water. Rare and mostly found in older texts.
The fisherman forced the net underwater to catch fish.