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形容動詞

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形容動詞 — “adjectival noun, na-adjective (Japanese grammar)”

形容動詞 (read けいようどうし) means adjectival noun, na-adjective (Japanese grammar). It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list.

Reading

けいようどうし

Meaning

adjectival noun, na-adjective (Japanese grammar)

形容動詞 in a sentence

形容けいよう動詞どうしの活用かつよう。

The conjugation of na-adjectives.

The kanji in 形容動詞

形shape
容to contain; appearance
動to move
詞word (grammar)

Words that share a kanji with 形容動詞

人形にんぎょう— doll
形かたち— shape, form
形式けいしき— form, format, formality
形容詞けいようし— adjective (i-adjective)
図形ずけい— figure, geometric shape
正方形せいほうけい— square
長方形ちょうほうけい— rectangle
内容ないよう— content, contents

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