カ行変格活用

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行	変	格	活	用

Etymology

A compound of カ行 (kagyō, “k-line”), 変格 (henkaku, “irregular”), and 活用 (katsuyō, “conjugation”).

Noun

カ行変格活用 (hiragana かぎょうへんかくかつよう, romaji kagyō henkaku katsuyō)

1. (grammar) k-irregular conjugation; a verbal conjugation class in which the verb stem ends in k- with the following irregular inflections are o/i/u/uru/ure/o, with minor historical changes. Example:

	Irrealis	Adverbial	Conclusive	Attributive	Realis	Imperative
k- "to come"	k-o	k-i	k-u	k-uru	k-ure	k-o

Related terms

• 五段活用 (godan katsuyō)
• 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō)
• 上二段活用 (kami nidan katsuyō)
• ナ行変格活用 (nagyō henkaku katsuyō)
• ラ行変格活用 (ragyō henkaku katsuyō)
• サ行変格活用 (sagyō henkaku katsuyō)
• 下一段活用 (shimo ichidan katsuyō)
• 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō)
• 四段活用 (yodan katsuyō)