格 助 詞(かくじょし)

かくじょし

noun

case particle; case-marking particle

1. case particle; case-marking particle

A grammatical term for particles that indicate the grammatical relationship between a noun and a predicate, such as が, を, に, で, と, から, まで, へ, and より.

「が」は代表的(だいひょうてき)な格助詞(かくじょし)だ。

"Ga" is a typical case particle.

格助詞(かくじょし)は名詞(めいし)の後(あと)に付(つ)く。

Case particles attach after nouns.

日本語(にほんご)の格助詞(かくじょし)を正(ただ)しく使(つか)い分(わ)けることは外国人(がいこくじん)学習者(がくしゅうしゃ)にとって難(むずか)しい。

Using Japanese case particles correctly is difficult for foreign learners.

Usage

A grammar term essential for discussing Japanese sentence structure. The main 格助詞(かくじょし) are: が (subject), を (object), に (location/target), で (means/place), と (companion/quotation), から (from), まで (until), へ (direction), より (comparison).

Common collocations

格助詞(かくじょし)の使(つか)い方(かた) (how to use case particles)
格助詞(かくじょし)を省略(しょうりゃく)する (to omit a case particle)

Similar words

助詞(じょし): particle — the broader category including all types of particles
係助詞(かかりじょし): binding particle — particles like は and も that add nuance

Related Words

Related: 助詞(じょし) (particle (broader))

Compare: 係助詞(かかりじょし) (binding particle)

Related: 終助詞(しゅうじょし) (sentence-final particle)

Related: 接続(せつぞく)助詞(じょし) (conjunctive particle)

Related: 副助詞(ふくじょし) (adverbial particle, delimiting particle)

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Added 2026.3.14 11:12 · Revised 2026.10.20 9:21

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