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How to say 'Adjective' in Japanese | 形容詞

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The Japanese word for Adjective is 'Keiyoushi', written as 形容詞 in Japanese.'Adjective' in hiragana is けいようし.

    word

    形容詞

    Meaning

    Adjective

    Reading

    けいようし

    keiyoushi

    Kanji

    形Shape 容Contain, Looks 詞Poetry, Words

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '形容詞 (けいようし)' refers to 'adjective' in English. It is a part of speech that describes or modifies a noun, providing additional information about its qualities or states. In Japanese grammar, 形容詞 specifically refers to i-adjectives, which are a distinct category of adjectives that end in 'い' in their dictionary form. For example: This is a beautiful flower「これは美しい花です」(これはうつくしいはなです). The weather is cold today「今日は寒いです」(きょうはさむいです). Understanding 形容詞 is crucial for constructing descriptive sentences in Japanese.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    4442

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 形容詞

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    形

    Meaning

    Shape

  • kanji

    容

    Meaning

    Contain, Looks

  • kanji

    詞

    Meaning

    Poetry, Words

Words Related to 形容詞 Through the Kanji 形

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 形 as well.

  • word

    形

    Meaning

    Shape

  • word

    形式

    Meaning

    Form, Format

  • word

    形態

    Meaning

    Form

  • word

    人形

    Meaning

    Doll

  • word

    三角形

    Meaning

    Triangle

  • word

    形式的

    Meaning

    Formal

  • word

    形成

    Meaning

    Formation

  • word

    正方形

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    手形

    Meaning

    Promissory note

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    地形

    Meaning

    Terrain

Words Related to 形容詞 Through the Kanji 容

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 容 as well.

  • word

    内容

    Meaning

    Content

  • word

    美容院

    Meaning

    Beauty salon

  • word

    容易

    Meaning

    Easy

  • word

    収容

    Meaning

    Accommodation

  • word

    美容

    Meaning

    Beauty

  • word

    容量

    Meaning

    Capacity

  • word

    容器

    Meaning

    Container

  • word

    容疑

    Meaning

    Suspicion

Words Related to 形容詞 Through the Kanji 詞

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 詞 as well.

  • word

    動詞

    Meaning

    Verb

  • word

    台詞

    Meaning

    Lines

  • word

    名詞

    Meaning

    Noun

  • word

    歌詞

    Meaning

    Lyrics

  • word

    詞

    Meaning

    Words

  • word

    代名詞

    Meaning

    Pronoun

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What does 'Keiyoushi' (形容詞) mean?

'Keiyoushi' means 'Adjective' .

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