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    3. 固有名詞

    固有名詞

    固こ有ゆう名めい詞し

    proper noun

    KMT9News #31+1NounCore ConceptsEducationKanji Vocab32 strokes

    こゆうめいし

    Noun

    1.
    proper noun
    grammar

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    「東とう京きょう」は固こ有ゆう名めい詞しです。

    “Tokyo” is a proper noun.

    KMT7Core ConceptsEducation
    固こ有ゆう名めい詞しは文ぶん頭とうでなくても大おお文も字じで書かかれます。

    Proper nouns are capitalized even if they are not at the beginning of a sentence.

    KMT9Core ConceptsEducation
    英えい語ごの授じゅ業ぎょうで、固こ有ゆう名めい詞しと普ふ通つう名めい詞しの違ちがいを学まなびました。

    In English class, I learned the difference between proper nouns and common nouns.

    KMT9EducationCore Concepts
    物ものが語たりの登とう場じょう人じん物ぶつの名な前まえは、しばしば固こ有ゆう名めい詞しとして重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。

    The names of characters in a story often play an important role as proper nouns.

    KMT9LiteratureCore Concepts
    言げん語ご学がくでは、固こ有ゆう名めい詞しの定てい義ぎや分ぶん類るいについて様さま々ざまな議ぎ論ろんがなされている。

    In linguistics, various discussions are held regarding the definition and classification of proper nouns.

    KMT10EducationScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    固
    かた.める・かた.まる・かた.まり・かた.い…(1)
    harden・set・clot・curdle
    有
    あ.る…(9)
    possess・have・exist・happen・occur…(1)
    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    詞
    ことば…(1)
    part of speech・words・poetry
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