文語形
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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文 | 語 | 形 |
ぶん Grade: 1 | ご Grade: 2 | けい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 文語 (“written language”) + 形 (“form”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ぶんごけー [bùńgókéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [bɯ̟̃ᵝŋɡo̞ke̞ː]
Noun
文語形 • (bungokei)
- (linguistics) word form used in literary language
- Antonym: 口語形
Usage notes
In Japanese literary language, these word forms are used.
- Verbs, 有り (ari) (compare to colloquial ある (aru)), す (su) (する (suru)).
- i-adjectives, using し (shi) or き (ki) in place of modern い (i). For example, 良し (yoshi) (良い (yoi)), 無し (nashi) (無い (nai)), 古き良き (furukiyoki) (combination of 古い (furui) and 良い (yoi))
- nari-adjectives (na-adjective in modern Japanese) 静かなり (shizukanari) (静かな (shizukana))
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN