修飾語 in Japanese

IPA: [ɕɨːɕo̞kɯ̟ɡo̞] Forms: 修飾語 [canonical] (ruby: 修(しゅう), 飾(しょく), 語(ご)), shūshokugo [romanization], siusyokugo [romanization], しうしよくご [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Compound of 修(しゅう)飾(しょく) (shūshoku, “to modify”) + 語(ご) (-go, “word; expression”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|修%飾|しゅう%しょく|語|-ご|t1=to modify|t2=word; expression}} 修(しゅう)飾(しょく) (shūshoku, “to modify”) + 語(ご) (-go, “word; expression”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しゅうしょくご|hhira=しうしよくご}} 修(しゅう)飾(しょく)語(ご) • (shūshokugo) ^(←しうしよくご (siusyokugo)?)

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          "text": "Coordinate term: 被修飾語 (hi-shūshokugo)"
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      "other": "しゅうしょくご"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɕɨːɕo̞kɯ̟ɡo̞]"
    }
  ],
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}

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      },
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  ],
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          "修",
          "しゅう"
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          "しょく"
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          "ご"
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      "ipa": "[ɕɨːɕo̞kɯ̟ɡo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "修飾語"
}

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  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
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"修飾語" meaning in Japanese

Noun