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How to say 'Verb' in Japanese | 動詞

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The Japanese word for Verb is 'Doushi', written as 動詞 in Japanese.'Verb' in hiragana is どうし.

    word

    動詞

    Meaning

    Verb

    Reading

    どうし

    doushi

    Kanji

    動Move 詞Poetry, Words

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '動詞 (どうし)' means 'verb'. It refers to a part of speech that describes an action, state, or occurrence. In Japanese grammar, verbs are essential for constructing sentences and are typically placed at the end of a sentence. For example: The verb 'to eat' is '食べる (たべる)'「動詞の例は食べるです」(どうしのれいはたべるです). Learning verbs is crucial for understanding and forming sentences in Japanese, as they often change form to indicate tense, politeness, or other grammatical aspects.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    4603

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 動詞

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    動

    Meaning

    Move

  • kanji

    詞

    Meaning

    Poetry, Words

Words Related to 動詞 Through the Kanji 動

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 動 as well.

  • word

    動く

    Meaning

    Move

  • word

    自動

    Meaning

    Automatic

  • word

    動き

    Meaning

    Movement

  • word

    動物

    Meaning

    Animal

  • word

    運動

    Meaning

    Exercise

  • word

    活動

    Meaning

    Activity

  • word

    不動産屋

    Meaning

    Real estate agent

  • word

    自動車

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    動物園

    Meaning

    Zoo

  • word

    動かす

    Meaning

    Move

  • word

    動産

    Meaning

    Movables

  • word

    移動

    Meaning

    Movement, Relocation

  • word

    行動

    Meaning

    Action

  • word

    運動会

    Meaning

    Sports day

  • word

    運動場

    Meaning

    Playground

  • word

    動作

    Meaning

    Movement, Operation

  • word

    動機

    Meaning

    Motive

  • word

    変動

    Meaning

    Change, Fluctuation

  • word

    感動

    Meaning

    Emotion, Impression

  • word

    振動

    Meaning

    Vibration

  • word

    起動

    Meaning

    Startup

  • word

    動向

    Meaning

    Trend

  • word

    動員

    Meaning

    Mobilization

  • word

    動力

    Meaning

    Power, Motive force

  • word

    動揺

    Meaning

    Disturbance, Agitation

  • word

    流動

    Meaning

    Flow, Fluidity

  • word

    騒動

    Meaning

    Disturbance

Words Related to 動詞 Through the Kanji 詞

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 詞 as well.

  • word

    形容詞

    Meaning

    Adjective

  • 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 'Doushi' (動詞) mean?

'Doushi' means 'Verb' .

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