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    助詞

    助じょ詞し

    particle

    N1KMT10News #45+1CoreNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    じょし

    Noun

    1.
    particle, postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
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    Stroke 0 / 19

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    日に本ほん語ごの助じょ詞しはとても重じゅう要ようです。

    Japanese particles are very important.

    KMT7Core ConceptsEducation
    助じょ詞しを間ま違ちがえると、文ぶんの意い味みが大おおきく変かわってしまうことがある。

    If you use the wrong particle, the meaning of the sentence can change significantly.

    KMT9Core ConceptsEducation
    「が」や「を」は日に本ほん語ごの基き本ほん的てきな助じょ詞しです。

    "Ga" and "o" are basic Japanese particles.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation
    助じょ詞しの使つかい分わけは、日に本ほん語ご学がく習しゅう者しゃにとって難むずかしい点てんの一ひとつだ。

    Distinguishing between particles is one of the difficult points for Japanese learners.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation
    文ぶんの構こう造ぞうを理り解かいするには、助じょ詞しの役やく割わりを知しることが不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    To understand sentence structure, knowing the role of particles is essential.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    助
    たす.ける・たす.かる・す.ける・すけ…(1)
    help・rescue・assist
    詞
    ことば…(1)
    part of speech・words・poetry
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