用言

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Chinese

to use
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
simp. and trad.
(用言) 		用 言

Pronunciation

Noun

用言

  1. declinable words (in Japanese and Korean)

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
用 言
よう
Grade: 2 		げん
Grade: 2
kan'on

Etymology

用 (“use”) +‎ 言 (“word”), literally “word that expresses function; functional word”. See also the dichotomy of 体用 (taiyō, “substance and function”).

Pronunciation

Noun

用(よう)言(げん) • (yōgen) ←ようげん (yougen)?

  1. (grammar) an inflected 自立語 (jiritsugo, “free word”) in Japanese or Korean grammar
    Hypernym: 自立語 (jiritsugo)
    Hyponyms: 形容詞 (keiyōshi), 形容動詞 (keiyō dōshi), 動詞 (dōshi)
    Coordinate term: 体言 (taigen)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
用言

Noun

用言 • (yong'eon) (hangeul 용언)

  1. hanja form? of 용언 (“declinable word (in Korean or Japanese)”)
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