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part of speech; word class; grammatical category
A grammatical classification of words based on their function in a sentence, such as noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and so on. A fundamental concept in Japanese grammar study.
この単語の品詞は何ですか。
What part of speech is this word?
日本語には多くの品詞がある。
Japanese has many parts of speech.
辞書で単語を調べるとき、品詞を確認すると使い方がわかりやすい。
When looking up a word in the dictionary, checking its part of speech makes it easier to understand how to use it.
USAGE:
A grammar term used in language study and linguistics. Japanese traditional grammar recognizes categories such as 名詞 (noun), 動詞 (verb), 形容詞 (adjective), 副詞 (adverb), 助詞 (particle), and 助動詞 (auxiliary verb), among others.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 品詞を調べる (to look up the part of speech)
- 品詞分類 (classification by part of speech)
- 品詞分解 (parsing into parts of speech)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 文法: grammar — the broader system of language rules
- 語類: word class — a more academic synonym