JLPT N2 · Noun

形容詞 (keiyoushi)

形容詞 (けいようし, keiyoushi) is a Japanese noun meaning “adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けいようし
Romaji: keiyoushi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese) · noun

Example sentences

名詞を修飾するものは、形容詞または形容詞相当語句です。

Things that modify nouns are adjectives or equivalent to adjectives.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 形容詞

形

shape, form, styleケイ・ギョウ・かた・-がた · 7 strokes

容

contain, form, looksヨウ・い.れる · 10 strokes

詞

part of speech, words, poetryシ・ことば · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 形容詞.

形かたち(physical) form人形にんぎょうdoll形態けいたいform形式けいしきform (as opposed to substance)図形ずけいfigure正方形せいほうけいsquare長方形ちょうほうけいrectangle形けいform形容動詞けいようどうしadjectival noun (in Japanese)原形げんけいoriginal form形成けいせいformation形勢けいせいcondition地形ちけいterrain容易よういeasy

Source: JMdict entry 1250430 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.