講じる
こうじる
verb (ichidan)
to take (measures); to devise; to work out
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 講じる | 講じない |
| Present polite | 講じます | 講じません |
| Past | 講じた | 講じなかった |
| Past polite | 講じました | 講じませんでした |
| て form | 講じて | 講じなくて |
| ている present | 講じている | 講じていない |
| ている polite | 講じています | 講じていません |
| ている past | 講じていた | 講じていなかった |
| ている past polite | 講じていました | 講じていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 講じれば | 講じなければ |
| Conditional たら | 講じたら | 講じなかったら |
| Volitional | 講じよう | — |
| Volitional polite | 講じましょう | — |
| Potential | 講じられる | 講じられない |
| Passive | 講じられる | 講じられない |
| Causative | 講じさせる | 講じさせない |
| Imperative | 講じろ | 講じるな |
1.
to take (measures); to devise (a plan, countermeasure)
To work out and put into effect a plan or countermeasure to deal with a problem. A formal verb used mostly with words like 対策 or 措置.
A formal verb meaning to devise and carry out a plan. Almost always pairs with words for measures or steps. The variant 講ずる is identical in meaning and slightly more literary.
Common collocations
- 対策を講じる: to take countermeasures
- 措置を講じる: to take a measure
- 手を講じる: to take a step / do something about it
Watch out
In formal writing 講じる can also mean to lecture on a subject: 大学で哲学を講じる (to teach philosophy at a university).