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N1 Noun

助詞(じょし)particle, postposition

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        particle, postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word

        Grammar

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    助詞 【じょし】

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      • じ

      • ょ

      • し

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    • 助詞(じょし)には活用(かつよう)がありません。

      Particles do not conjugate.

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    • 格(かく)助詞(じょし)も副(ふく)助詞(じょし)も接続(せつぞく)助詞(じょし)も、全(すべ)て助詞(じょし)です。

      Case particles, adverbial particles, conjunction particles; they're all particles.

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    • 助詞(じょし)や助動詞(じょどうし)、接尾(せつび)語(ご)などは「てにをは」とも呼(よ)ばれます。

      Particles, auxiliary verbs, suffixes, and the like are also known as 'te ni o wa'.

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    • 助詞(じょし)は、使(つか)えば使(つか)うほど、それぞれの特徴(とくちょう)を理解(りかい)する事(こと)が出来(でき)ます。

      The more you use particles, the more you'll come to understand their individual nuances.

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    • 「を」や「は」などの助詞(じょし)の細(こま)かなニュアンスの違(ちが)いを説明(せつめい)するのは難(むずか)しい。

      It's hard to explain the subtle differences between particles like 'wo' and 'wa'.

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