働き詞

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
はたら(き)
Grade: 4
ことば
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
働詞

Etymology

Compound of 働き (hataraki, working, functioning, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 働く hataraku、 “to work, to function”) +‎ (kotoba, word).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

(はたら)(ことば) (hataraki kotoba

  1. (archaic, grammar) any word that declines or conjugates
  2. (archaic, grammar) more specifically, a verb

Usage notes

In modern Japanese, the word that declines or conjugates sense has been replaced by the term 用言 (yōgen). The verb sense has been replaced by the term 動詞 (dōshi).

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN