Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 5

Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 3

Grade: 6
on'yomi kan'yōon kan'on
Alternative spelling
再歸動詞 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 再帰 (saiki, reflexive) +‎ 動詞 (dōshi, verb).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(さい)()(どう)() (saiki dōshi

  1. (grammar) reflexive verb
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References

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  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