千早ぶ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千	早
ち Grade: 1 (ateji)	はや Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Shift from classical verb 逸早ぶ (ichihayabu, “to move or act quickly and strongly”).

Compare the development of 茨 (ibara, “bramble”) → 薔薇 (bara, “rose”).

Verb

千(ち)早(はや)ぶ • (chihayabu) intransitive ^†nidan

1. (archaic) to move or act ferociously, with terrible godly power

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "千早ぶ" (バ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	千早び	ちはやび	tifayabi
Continuative (連用形)	千早び	ちはやび	tifayabi
Terminal (終止形)	千早ぶ	ちはやぶ	tifayabu
Attributive (連体形)	千早ぶる	ちはやぶる	tifayaburu
Realis (已然形)	千早ぶれ	ちはやぶれ	tifayabure
Imperative (命令形)	千早びよ	ちはやびよ	tifayabiyo
Key constructions
Negative	千早びず	ちはやびず	tifayabizu
Contrasting conjunction	千早ぶれど	ちはやぶれど	tifayaburedo
Causal conjunction	千早ぶれば	ちはやぶれば	tifayabureba
Conditional conjunction	千早びば	ちはやびば	tifayabiba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	千早びき	ちはやびき	tifayabiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	千早びけり	ちはやびけり	tifayabikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	千早びつ	ちはやびつ	tifayabitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	千早びぬ	ちはやびぬ	tifayabinu
Perfect-continuative tense	千早びたり	ちはやびたり	tifayabitari
Volitional	千早びむ	ちはやびむ	tifayabimu

Derived terms

• 千(ち)早(はや)振(ぶ)る (chihayaburu, pillow word)

Old Japanese

Etymology

Shift from verb 逸早ぶ (itipayabu, “to move or act quickly and strongly”).

Verb

千早ぶ (tipayabu) (kana ちはやぶ)

1. to move or act ferociously, with terrible godly power

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "千早ぶ" (バ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	千早び	ちはやび	tifayabi
Continuative (連用形)	千早び	ちはやび	tifayabi
Terminal (終止形)	千早ぶ	ちはやぶ	tifayabu
Attributive (連体形)	千早ぶる	ちはやぶる	tifayaburu
Realis (已然形)	千早ぶれ	ちはやぶれ	tifayabure
Imperative (命令形)	千早びよ	ちはやびよ	tifayabiyo
Key constructions
Negative	千早びず	ちはやびず	tifayabizu
Contrasting conjunction	千早ぶれど	ちはやぶれど	tifayaburedo
Causal conjunction	千早ぶれば	ちはやぶれば	tifayabureba
Conditional conjunction	千早びば	ちはやびば	tifayabiba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	千早びき	ちはやびき	tifayabiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	千早びけり	ちはやびけり	tifayabikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	千早びつ	ちはやびつ	tifayabitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	千早びぬ	ちはやびぬ	tifayabinu
Perfect-continuative tense	千早びたり	ちはやびたり	tifayabitari
Volitional	千早びむ	ちはやびむ	tifayabimu

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:千早ぶ.

Derived terms

• 千早振る (tipayaburu, pillow word)

Descendants

• Japanese: 千早ぶ (chihayabu)