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はんすん【外すん・判すん】 : hansun | define meaning

hansun

Pronunciation: [han̩suŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To remove; to take off; to untie; to unfasten
1. うーびはんすん【帯外すん】
  uubi hansun
  "To remove one's obi (sash)"
2. にじりはんすん【にじり外すん】
  nijiri hansun
  "To remove a screw"
3. ばぐはんすん【馬具はんすん】
  bagu hansun
  "To unsaddle a horse"
To solve; to decipher; to untangle; to make head or tail of
(As a suffix) To fail to do; to miss (out); to mis-

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese はずす【外す】 hazusu "to remove".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	外すん判すん
Kana	はんすん
Romanization	hansun
Pronunciation (IPA)	[han̩suŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: **hansun**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	hansun	hanchan	hansan	hansantan
	ATT	hansuru	hancharu
Progressive	PRED	hanchoon	hanchootan	hancheewuran	hancheewurantan
	ATT	hanchooru	hanchootaru
Causative	PRED	hansasun	hansachan	hansasan	hansasantan
	ATT	hansasuru	hansacharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	hansariyun, hansariin	hansaritan, hansattan	hansariran, hansaran	hansarirantan, hansaratan
	ATT	hansariyuru, hansariiru	hansaritaru, hansattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	hansasariyun, hansasariin	hansasaritan	hansasariran	hansasarirantan
	ATT	hansasariyuru, hansasariiru	hansasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	hancheen	hancheetan	hancheeneen	hancheeneentan
	ATT	hancheeru	hancheetaru
Preparatory	PRED	hanchoochun	hanchoochan	hancheeukan	hancheeukantan
	ATT	hanchoochuru	hanchoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	hans-
Dictionary	hansun
Attributive or Adnominal	hansuru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	hansu-
Adverbial	hanshi
Volitional-Presumptive	hansa
Conjunctive	hanchi
Representative	hanchai
Imperative	hanshi, hanshee
Conditional	hanshee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	hansuru haji
So as to...	hansuru gutu
Before...	hansuru mee
While...	hansuru qweeda, hansuru-qweema
Purpose	hansuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	hanchi-kwimisooree
Benefactive	hanchi-kwiin
Completive	hanchi-neen
Concessive conditional	hanchi-n
After...	hanchi-kara
After...	hanchi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	hanshi-busan	hanshi-busantan	hanshi-bushikoo neen, hanshi-bushikoo neeran	hanshi-bushikoo neentan, hanshi-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	hanshi-busaru	hanshi-busataru	hanshi-bushikoo neen, hanshi-bushikoo neeran	hanshi-bushikoo neentan, hanshi-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	hanshi-yassan	hanshi-yassantan	hanshi-yashikoo neen, hanshi-yashikoo neeran	hanshi-yashikoo neentan, hanshi-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	hanshi-yassaru	hanshi-yassataru	hanshi-yashikoo neen, hanshi-yashikoo neeran	hanshi-yashikoo neentan, hanshi-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	hanshi-gurisan	hanshi-gurisantan	hanshi-gurikoo neen, hanshi-gurikoo neeran	hanshi-gurikoo neentan, hanshi-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	hanshi-gurisaru	hanshi-gurisataru	hanshi-gurikoo neen, hanshi-gurikoo neeran	hanshi-gurikoo neentan, hanshi-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	hanshi-misheen	hanshi-misheentan	hanshi-misooran	hanshi-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	hanshi-misheeru	hanshi-misheetaru, hanshi-misoocharu	hanshi-misooran	hanshi-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	hanshi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	hansu-tan
Nominalizing	hansu-shi
Concessive	hansu-shiga
Cause-effect	hansu-kutu
Prohibitive	hansu-na
Provisional conditional	hansu-raa
Questions	hansu-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	hansabiyun, hansabiin	hansabitan	hansabiran	hansabirantan
Polite	ATT	hansabiyuru, hansabiiru	hansabitaru	hansabiran	hansabirantan
Polar questions	PRED	hanshumi	hanchii	hansani	hansantii

Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:

Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.

意味：はずす【外す】、かいけつする【解決する】、はんじる【判じる】、はんずる【判ずる】、〜そこなう【損なう・損う】、〜そびれる

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 13). はんすん【外すん・判すん】 : hansun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7698/hansun/.