Japanese

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Kanji in this term
がく > がっ
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 1
ぶん
Grade: 1
ほう > ぽう
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
學校文法 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠k̚ko̞ː bɯ̟̃mpo̞ː]

Noun

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(がっ)(こう)(ぶん)(ぽう) (gakkō bunpō

  1. school grammar
  2. (specifically) Japanese school grammar, based on Shinkichi Hashimoto's work and now universally employed in Japanese schools and dictionaries.

Usage notes

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Japanese school grammar is characterized by its description of verb conjugation in terms of the kana script and the fifty-sound table instead of phonology, classification of na-adjectives as adjectival verbs and inflecting suffixes as auxiliary verbs, etc.