Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ふく
Grade: S
けい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology edit

Literally "embedded form". Compound of 被覆 (hifuku) and (-kei).

Noun edit

()(ふく)(けい) (hifukukei

  1. in Japanese morphology, a type of apophony typically found in compounds: a bound form

See also edit