接続助詞

Japanese

Kanji in this term
接	続	助	詞
せつ Grade: 5	ぞく Grade: 4	じょ Grade: 3	し Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
接續助詞 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せつぞくじょ​し [sètsúzókújóꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [se̞t͡sɨᵝzo̞kɯ̟ᵝʑo̞ɕi]

Noun

接(せつ)続(ぞく)助(じょ)詞(し) • (setsuzokujoshi) 

1. (grammar) conjunctive particle (abbr. 接助)

Usage notes

Some morphemes considered to be 接続助詞 in traditional Japanese grammar, such as ば (ba) and て (te), are suffixes from a western linguistic view. This is shown by rōmaji: 読(よ)めば (yomeba) is considered two words in traditional Japanese grammar, but it is romanized as yomeba instead of yome ba.