副助詞(ふくじょし)

ふくじょし
noun
adverbial particle, delimiting particle
formallanguage
1. adverbial particle, delimiting particle
A category of Japanese particles that attach to words to add nuances such as limitation, emphasis, inclusion, or approximation. Unlike case particles (格助詞(かくじょし)) which mark grammatical roles, adverbial particles modify the meaning or scope of the word they attach to.
「は」は副助詞(ふくじょし)に分類(ぶんるい)される。
"Wa" is classified as an adverbial particle.
副助詞(ふくじょし)の「も」は「同様(どうよう)に」という意味(いみ)を加(くわ)える。
The adverbial particle "mo" adds the meaning of "also" or "likewise."
日本語(にほんご)文法(ぶんぽう)では、副助詞(ふくじょし)と格助詞(かくじょし)の区別(くべつ)が重要(じゅうよう)である。
In Japanese grammar, the distinction between adverbial particles and case particles is important.

A grammatical term from 副(ふく) (secondary, adverbial) + 助詞(じょし) (particle). This is one of the standard particle categories in Japanese school grammar (学校文法(がっこうぶんぽう)).

Types

  • は: topic marker (also contrast)
  • も: also, even
  • こそ: emphasis (it is precisely...)
  • さえ: even
  • でも: even, or something
  • しか: only (with negative)
  • まで: even, as far as
  • ばかり: only, nothing but
  • など: and so on, such as
  • くらい/ぐらい: about, approximately

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Related Words

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: 格助詞(かくじょし) (case particles)
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Added 2026.3.31 4:16 · Revised 2026.10.20 9:21
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