形式名詞

Chinese

form; form
noun; term; expression
noun; term; expression; phrase
 
trad. (形式名詞) 形式 名詞
simp. (形式名词) 形式 名词

Pronunciation

Noun

形式名詞

  1. (Japanese grammar) formal noun

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
形 式 名 詞
けい
Grade: 2 		しき
Grade: 3 		めい
Grade: 1 		し
Grade: 6
kan'on goon kan'on
Examples
  • 物 (mono, “thing”) nominalizes 日記と言う (nikki to iu, “call(s) a diary”) in the phrase 日記と言うもの (nikki to iu mono, “the thing that one calls a diary”)
  • 事 (koto, “matter; affair”) nominalizes 書く (kaku, “write(s)”) in the phrase 書くこと (kaku koto, “the act(tivity) of writing”)
  • 時 (toki, “time”) nominalizes 嬉しい (ureshii, “am/are/is happy”) in the phrase 嬉しい時 (ureshii toki, “the time when one's happy”)

Etymology

形式 (“form; formality; format”) +‎ 名詞 (“noun”), literally “noun in form only”

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けーしきめーし [kèéshíkí méꜜèshì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːɕi̥kʲi me̞ːɕi]

Noun

形(けい)式(しき)名(めい)詞(し) • (keishiki meishi) 

  1. formal noun; a Japanese noun that can be grammaticalized and nominalize clauses
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