再帰動詞

Japanese

Kanji in this term
再	帰	動	詞
さい Grade: 5	き Grade: 2	どう Grade: 3	し Grade: 6
on’yomi		kan’yōon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
再歸動詞 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 再帰 (saiki, “reflexive”) +‎ 動詞 (dōshi, “verb”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さいきど​ーし [sàíkí dóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ikʲi do̞ːɕi]

Noun

再(さい)帰(き)動(どう)詞(し) • (saiki dōshi) 

1. (grammar) reflexive verb

Related terms

• 動詞(どうし) (dōshi): verb
• 自動詞(じどうし) (jidōshi): intransitive verb
• 他動詞(たどうし) (tadōshi): transitive verb