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形式名詞

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 2
しき
Grade: 3
めい
Grade: 1

Grade: 6
kan'on goon kan'on
Examples
  • (mono, thing) nominalizes 日記言う (nikki to iu, call(s) a diary) in the phrase 日記と言うもの (nikki to iu mono, the thing that one calls a diary)
  • (koto, matter; affair) nominalizes 書く (kaku, write(s)) in the phrase 書くこと (kaku koto, the act(tivity) of writing)
  • (toki, time) nominalizes 嬉しい (ureshii, am/are/is happy) in the phrase 嬉しい時 (ureshii toki, the time when one's happy)

Etymology

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形式 (form; formality; format) +‎ 名詞 (noun), literally noun in form only

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) きめーし [kèéshíkí méꜜèshì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːɕi̥kʲi me̞ːɕi]

Noun

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(けい)(しき)(めい)() (keishiki meishi

  1. a Japanese noun that can be grammaticalized and nominalize clauses