受身形
Japanese
editKanji in this term | ||
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受 | 身 | 形 |
う(け) Grade: 3 |
み Grade: 3 |
けい Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi | kan'on |
Alternative spelling |
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受け身形 |
Etymology
editCompound of 受け身 (ukemi, “passivity; passive voice”) + 形 (kei, “shape, form; grammatical form”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- the passive form or conjugation of a verb
Usage notes
editOften 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
edit- 受動態 (judōtai, “passive voice”, more broadly)
See also
edit- 動詞 (dōshi): verb
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 受 read as う
- Japanese terms spelled with 身 read as み
- Japanese terms spelled with 形 read as けい
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
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