自立語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	立	語
じ Grade: 2	りつ Grade: 1	ご Grade: 2
goon	kan'yōon	goon

Etymology

自立 (“autonomous”) +‎ 語 (“morpheme; expression”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じりつご [jìrítsúgó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɾʲit͡sɨɡo̞]

Noun

自(じ)立(りつ)語(ご) • (jiritsugo) 

1. (grammar) an autonomous/independent/free morpheme or word in Japanese, marked by its independence from other words and its distinct pitch accent

   Antonym: 付属語

   Hyponyms: 感動詞, 接続詞, 体言, 副詞, 用言, 連体詞