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能格動詞 (のうかくどうし) — ergative verb | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
能格動詞

能格動詞

能のう格かく動どう詞し

ergative verb

Kanji Vocab Core Concepts43 strokes

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のうかくどうし

Noun

1.

ergative verb

linguistics

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Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

よ.く・あた.う…(5)

ability・talent・skill・capacity

status・rank・capacity・character・case (law, grammar)

うご.く・うご.かす…(2)

move・motion・change・confusion・shift…(1)

ことば…(1)

part of speech・words・poetry

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