Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: 4
かく
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
變格 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

(change/strange) +‎ (grammatical case)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(へん)(かく) (henkaku

  1. irregularity
  2. (grammar) irregular conjugation
  3. (grammar) translative case

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN