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ひさぐ · godan verb (-gu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ひさぐ | ひさがない |
| Polite | ひさぎます | ひさぎません |
| Past polite | ひさぎました | ひさぎませんでした |
| Past | ひさいだ | ひさがなかった |
| Te-form | ひさいで | ひさがないで |
| Desire | ひさぎたい | ひさぎたくない |
| Potential | ひさげる | ひさげない |
| Passive | ひさがれる | ひさがれない |
| Causative | ひさがせる | ひさがせない |
| Causative passive | ひさがせられるalso ひさがされる | ひさがせられないalso ひさがされない |
| Volitional | ひさごう | |
| Polite volitional | ひさぎましょう | |
| Imperative | ひさげ | ひさぐな |
| Conditional | ひさげば | ひさがなければ |
| Tara conditional | ひさいだら | ひさがなかったら |
Meanings
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godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
to sell; to peddle
usually written using kana alone
Archaic or literary verb for selling, often with a nuance of peddling or hawking. In modern Japanese, 売る is the standard word. The phrase 春をひさぐ is a set expression meaning 'to sell one's body'.
See also: 春をひさぐ
Long ago, peddlers sold goods in town.
The expression '春をひさぐ' means to sell one's body.