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形容詞 (けいようし): adjective — Japanese vocabulary

形容詞 is read けいようし and means "adjective". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

形容詞

Reading
けいようし · keiyoushi
Translation
adjective
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
けいようしが

Example

名詞を修飾するものは、形容詞または形容詞相当語句です。

めいしをしゅうしょくするものは、けいようしまたはけいようしそうとうごくです。

Things that modify nouns are adjectives or equivalent to adjectives.

Kanji in this word

  • 形 — shape, form
  • 容 — contain, face
  • 詞 — word, part of speech

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