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    形容詞

    形けい容よう詞し

    adjective

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    けいようし

    Noun

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    adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
    grammar

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    「美うつくしい」は形けい容よう詞しです。

    "Utsukushii" (beautiful) is an adjective.

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    日に本ほん語ごには形けい容よう詞しと形けい容よう動どう詞しの二に種しゅ類るいがあります。

    In Japanese, there are two types: i-adjectives and na-adjectives.

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    形けい容よう詞しの活かつ用ようは、文ぶんの丁てい寧ねいさや時じ制せいによって変へん化かします。

    The conjugation of adjectives changes depending on the politeness and tense of the sentence.

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    この文ぶんでは、どの単たん語ごが形けい容よう詞しとして使つかわれていますか。

    In this sentence, which word is used as an adjective?

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    豊ゆたかな表ひょう現げんのためには、様さま々ざまな形けい容よう詞しを使つかいこなすことが重じゅう要ようです。

    To express oneself richly, it is important to master various adjectives.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    形
    かた・-がた・かたち・なり…(3)
    shape・form・style
    容
    い.れる…(4)
    contain・form・looks
    詞
    ことば…(1)
    part of speech・words・poetry
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