働き詞

Japanese

Kanji in this term
働	詞
はたら(き) Grade: 4	ことば Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

• 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”) +‎ 詞 (kotoba, “word”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はたらきことば [hàtárákí kóꜜtòbà] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ta̠ɾa̠kʲi ko̞to̞ba̠]

Noun

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In modern Japanese, the word that declines or conjugates sense has been replaced by the term 用言 (yōgen). The verb sense has been replaced by the term 動詞 (dōshi).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

• (word that declines or conjugates): 用言(ようげん) (yōgen)
• (verb): 動詞(どうし) (dōshi)