形容詞
See also: 形容词
Japanese
Etymology
Kanji in this term | ||
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形 | 容 | 詞 |
けい Grade: 2 |
よう Grade: 5 |
し Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Compound of 形容 (keiyō, “description; form”) + 詞 (shi, “word; part of speech”).
Pronunciation
Noun
形容詞 (hiragana けいようし, rōmaji keiyōshi)
- (grammar) a word that modifies or describes a noun or nominal phrase: an adjective
- (grammar) more specific to Japanese grammar, an adjective with an attributive form that ends in い (-i)
Related terms
- 形容動詞 (keiyōdōshi): adjectival noun, quasi-adjective, -na adjective
See also
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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