- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [n, vs, vi] adventure; venture
  2. 2. [n, adj-na, vs, vi] venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger; hazard; risk

Conjugation — Noun + する (suru-verb)

Dictionary form (boukensuru)
Polite (boukenshimasu)
Past, plain (boukenshita)
Past, polite (boukenshimashita)
Negative, plain (boukenshinai)
Negative, polite (boukenshimasen)
Past negative, plain (boukenshinakatta)
Past negative, polite (boukenshimasendeshita)
Te-form (boukenshite)
Potential (boukendekiru)
Volitional (boukenshiyou)
Conditional (―ba) (boukensureba)
Passive (boukensareru)
Causative (boukensaseru)
Imperative (boukenshiro)

Conjugation — Adjective (―na)

This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.

Attributive (before a noun) (boukenna)
Non-past, plain (boukenda)
Non-past, polite (boukendesu)
Past, plain (boukendatta)
Past, polite (boukendeshita)
Negative, plain (boukenjanai)
Negative, polite (boukenjanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (boukenjanakatta)
Past negative, polite (boukenjanakattadesu)
Te-form (boukende)
Conditional (―nara) (boukennara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.