形容詞

Japanese

Kanji in this term
形	容	詞

Etymology

Compound of 形容 (keiyō, “description; form”) +‎ 詞 (shi, “word”).

Noun

形容詞 (hiragana けいようし, romaji keiyōshi)

1. (grammar) a word that modifies or describes a noun or nominal phrase: an adjective
2. more specific to Japanese grammar, an adjective with an attributive form that ends in い (-i)

Related terms

• 形容動詞 (けいようどうし, keiyō dōshi): adjectival noun, quasi adjective, -na adjective
• 連体詞 (れんたいし, rentaishi): adnominal

See also

• Category:Japanese い-i adjectives

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Korean

Hanja in this word
形容	詞

Noun

形容詞 (hyeongyongsa)

1. Hanja form^? of 형용사, “adjective”.

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Mandarin

simpl.		形容词
trad.		形容詞

Noun

形容詞 (traditional, Pinyin xíngróngcí, simplified 形容词)

1. adjective