受身形

Japanese

Kanji in this term
受	身	形
う(け) Grade: 3	み Grade: 3	けい Grade: 2
kun’yomi		kan’on

Alternative spelling
受け身形

Etymology

Compound of 受け身 (ukemi, “passivity; passive voice”) +‎ 形 (kei, “shape, form; grammatical form”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝke̞mʲike̞ː]

Noun

受(うけ)身(み)形(けい) • (ukemikei) 

1. the passive form or conjugation of a verb

Usage notes

Often glossed in bilingual dictionaries as passive voice. This is somewhat misleading, as "passive voice" can be used to describe a text more broadly, whereas 受身形 (ukemikei) refers more specifically to the 形 (kei) or conjugated form of a verb.

Synonyms

• 受動態(じゅどうたい) (judōtai, “passive voice”, more broadly)

See also

• 動詞(どうし) (dōshi): verb