"形式名詞" meaning in Japanese

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        "lit": "noun in form only",
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        "t1": "form; formality; format",
        "t2": "noun"
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      "expansion": "形式 (“form; formality; format”) + 名詞 (“noun”), literally “noun in form only”",
      "name": "af"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "形式 (“form; formality; format”) + 名詞 (“noun”), literally “noun in form only”",
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    {
      "form": "形式名詞",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "形",
          "けい"
        ],
        [
          "式",
          "しき"
        ],
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          "名",
          "めい"
        ],
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          "詞",
          "し"
        ]
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      "form": "keishiki meishi",
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        "romanization"
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      "args": {
        "1": "けいしき めいし"
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      "expansion": "形(けい)式(しき)名(めい)詞(し) • (keishiki meishi)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Japanese terms with 4 kanji",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
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        "a Japanese noun that can be grammaticalized and nominalize clauses"
      ],
      "id": "en-形式名詞-ja-noun-tJr~bgUc",
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        [
          "grammaticalize",
          "grammaticalize"
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          "nominalize",
          "nominalize"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "けーしきめーし"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ke̞ːɕi̥kʲi me̞ːɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "形式名詞"
}

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        "t1": "form; formality; format",
        "t2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "形式 (“form; formality; format”) + 名詞 (“noun”), literally “noun in form only”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "形式 (“form; formality; format”) + 名詞 (“noun”), literally “noun in form only”",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "形式名詞",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "形",
          "けい"
        ],
        [
          "式",
          "しき"
        ],
        [
          "名",
          "めい"
        ],
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          "詞",
          "し"
        ]
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        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "keishiki meishi",
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        "romanization"
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    {
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        "1": "けいしき めいし"
      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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          "grammaticalize",
          "grammaticalize"
        ],
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          "nominalize",
          "nominalize"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "けーしきめーし"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ke̞ːɕi̥kʲi me̞ːɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "形式名詞"
}