本動詞
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[edit]Kanji in this term | ||
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本 | 動 | 詞 |
ほん Grade: 1 |
どう Grade: 3 |
し Grade: 6 |
on'yomi | kan'yōon | kan'on |
Examples |
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見る (miru, “see, watch, look, gaze”) is a main verb, spelt with the kanji 見, in the clause 星を見る (hoshi o miru, “gaze at stars”). The same verb becomes a supplementary verb, spelt only with kana, in the clause 読んでみる (yonde miru, “try reading”). |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 本 (hon, “main”) + 動詞 (dōshi, “verb”).[1][2][3]
First cited in 1930.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]In Japanese grammar, certain free verbs or 自立語 (jiritsugo) can become grammaticalized and lose their original meanings, in which case they become 補助動詞 (hojo dōshi, “supplementary verbs”).
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “本動詞”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “本動詞”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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