I Love Kanjiけなす (kenasu)
けなす is a Japanese verb meaning “to speak ill of; to disparage”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- けなす
- Romaji
- kenasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to speak ill of; to disparage · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of けなす
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | けなす | けなす kenasu |
| Polite (~masu) | けなします | けなします kenashimasu |
| Negative | けなさない | けなさない kenasanai |
| Polite negative | けなしません | けなしません kenashimasen |
| Past | けなした | けなした kenashita |
| Polite past | けなしました | けなしました kenashimashita |
| Negative past | けなさなかった | けなさなかった kenasanakatta |
| Te-form | けなして | けなして kenashite |
| Potential | けなせる | けなせる kenaseru |
| Passive | けなされる | けなされる kenasareru |
| Causative | けなさせる | けなさせる kenasaseru |
| Volitional | けなそう | けなそう kenasou |
| Imperative | けなせ | けなせ kenase |
| Conditional (~ba) | けなせば | けなせば kenaseba |
Source: JMdict entry 1573120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.