"形容詞" meaning in Japanese

See 形容詞 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ke̞ːjo̞ːɕi] Forms: 形容詞 [canonical] (ruby: (けい), (よう), ()), keiyōshi [romanization]
Etymology: From 形容 (keiyō, “description; form”) + 詞 (-shi, “word; part of speech”). First cited to 1870. Etymology templates: {{suf|ja|形容|詞|sort=けいようし|t1=description; form|t2=word; part of speech|tr1=keiyō|tr2=shi}} 形容 (keiyō, “description; form”) + 詞 (-shi, “word; part of speech”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|けいようし}} 形(けい)容(よう)詞(し) • (keiyōshi)
  1. (grammar) an -i adjective: specific to Japanese grammar, an adjective with an attributive form that ends in い (-i)
    Sense id: en-形容詞-ja-noun-~Qn-gyS6 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Parts of speech, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms suffixed with 詞, Japanese terms with 3 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Adjectives Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 58 42 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 58 42 Disambiguation of Japanese terms suffixed with 詞: 71 29 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 3 kanji: 71 29 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Adjectives: 60 40 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) (more generally, such as in another language) an adjective
    Sense id: en-形容詞-ja-noun-RAecv8Bb Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Parts of speech, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ク活用 (ku katsuyō) (english: -ku conjugation), シク活用 (ku katsuyō) (english: -shiku conjugation), 第一形容詞 (daiichi keiyōshi) (english: -ku conjugation adjectives), 第二形容詞 (daini keiyōshi) (english: -shiku conjugation adjectives), 補助形容詞 (hojo keiyōshi) (english: auxiliary adjective)
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          "容",
          "よう"
        ],
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          "詞",
          "し"
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          "い",
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          "roman": "keiyōshi no kakuhenka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "形",
              "けい"
            ],
            [
              "容",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "詞",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "格",
              "かく"
            ],
            [
              "変",
              "へん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "a possessive adjective",
          "roman": "shoyū keiyōshi",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "所",
              "しょ"
            ],
            [
              "有",
              "ゆう"
            ],
            [
              "形",
              "けい"
            ],
            [
              "容",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "詞",
              "し"
            ]
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          "type": "example"
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          "english": "French adjectives and nouns have masculine and feminine forms.",
          "roman": "Furansu-go no keiyōshi oyobi meishi wa, danseikei to joseikei ga aru.",
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            [
              "語",
              "ご"
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            [
              "形",
              "けい"
            ],
            [
              "容",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "詞",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "及",
              "およ"
            ],
            [
              "名",
              "めい"
            ],
            [
              "詞",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "男",
              "だん"
            ],
            [
              "性",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "形",
              "けい"
            ],
            [
              "女",
              "じょ"
            ],
            [
              "性",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "形",
              "けい"
            ]
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          "type": "example"
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        "(more generally, such as in another language) an adjective"
      ],
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      "other": "けーよーし"
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      "ipa": "[ke̞ːjo̞ːɕi]"
    }
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}
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              "し"
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              "形",
              "けい"
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              "容",
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              "し"
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            [
              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "形",
              "けい"
            ],
            [
              "容",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "詞",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "及",
              "およ"
            ],
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              "名",
              "めい"
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            [
              "詞",
              "し"
            ],
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              "男",
              "だん"
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              "性",
              "せい"
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              "形",
              "けい"
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              "女",
              "じょ"
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              "性",
              "せい"
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              "形",
              "けい"
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    "Japanese_adjectives#i-adjectives",
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
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}

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