付属語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
付	属	語
ふ Grade: 4	ぞく Grade: 5	ご Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spellings
附屬語 (kyūjitai) 附属語

Etymology

付属 (“dependence”) +‎ 語 (“morpheme; expression”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふぞくご [fùzókúgó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟zo̞kɯ̟ɡo̞]

Noun

付(ふ)属(ぞく)語(ご) • (fuzokugo) 

1. (grammar) a dependent/enclitic/bound morpheme or form in Japanese, marked by its dependence to a 自立語 (jiritsugo, “free word”) and its lack of distinct pitch accent

   Antonym: 自立語

   Hyponyms: 助動詞, 助詞