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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) which mark grammatical roles, adverbial particles modify the meaning or scope of the word they attach to.
A grammatical term from 副 (secondary, adverbial) + 助詞 (particle). This is one of the standard particle categories in Japanese school grammar (学校文法).
COMMON 副助詞:
- 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