逆接

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逆	接
ぎゃく Grade: 5	せつ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

逆(ぎゃく)接(せつ) • (gyakusetsu) 

1. (grammar) adversative, contrastive; a particle or conjunction that joins two phrases and indicates that their meanings contrast or differ from one another or from expectation
   • 1991, Michio Ōnishi, Tansakubun no jugyō [Short-essay instruction], page 108:

     記述(きじゅつ)量(りょう)がふえてきている。逆接(ぎゃくせつ)と順接(じゅんせつ)の接続(せつぞく)助詞(じょし)の使用(しよう)が目立(めだ)つ。

     Kijutsu ryō ga fuetekiteiru. Gyakusetsu to junsetsu no setsuzoku joshi no shiyō ga medatsu.

     There is increasing description. The use of contrastive and resultative particles is noteable.

See also

• 接続詞(せつぞくし) (setsuzokushi, “conjunction”)
• 順接(じゅんせつ) (junsetsu, “resultative”)
• Category:Japanese conjunctions