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諫める · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	諫いさめる	諫いさめない
Polite	諫いさめます	諫いさめません
Past polite	諫いさめました	諫いさめませんでした
Past	諫いさめた	諫いさめなかった
Te-form	諫いさめて	諫いさめないで
Desire	諫いさめたい	諫いさめたくない
Potential	諫いさめられるalso 諫いさめれる	諫いさめられないalso 諫いさめれない
Passive	諫いさめられる	諫いさめられない
Causative	諫いさめさせる	諫いさめさせない
Causative passive	諫いさめさせられる	諫いさめさせられない
Volitional	諫いさめよう
Polite volitional	諫いさめましょう
Imperative	諫いさめろ	諫いさめるな
Conditional	諫いさめれば	諫いさめなければ
Tara conditional	諫いさめたら	諫いさめなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

remonstrate; admonish; warn against

Used when someone, often a subordinate or close person, respectfully points out a fault or advises against a course of action. Carries a nuance of sincere, sometimes earnest, counsel.

彼かれは上じょう司しの無む理りな計けい画かくを諫いさめた。
He remonstrated with his boss about the unreasonable plan.
母ははは私わたしに夜よ更ふかしをしないように諫いさめた。
My mother admonished me not to stay up late.
友ゆう人じんが危き険けんな投とう資しを諫いさめてくれた。
My friend warned me against the risky investment.

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Kanji

諌admonish, dissuade
諫admonish, dissuade
禁prohibition, ban, forbid

Related words

注ちゅう意いする
注意する is a general term for warning or cautioning, while 諫める implies a more personal, often respectful remonstration, typically from a lower to a higher status or among close relations.
忠ちゅう告こくする
忠告する means to give advice or counsel, often with a sense of goodwill. 諫める is stronger, implying active dissuasion or reproof.

Written forms

諫いさめるUsage59%
Standard kanji form for admonishing or remonstrating.
いさめるUsage26%
Kana spelling is common when the kanji is not needed or to avoid rare characters.
諌いさめるUsage15%
Variant kanji form; less common but still encountered.
禁いさめる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the character 禁 normally means 'prohibit', so this spelling may be confusing.

Etymology

The verb derives from the classical Japanese verb いさむ (to remonstrate), with the modern ichidan form いさめる. The kanji 諫 is specifically associated with admonishing a superior.