lists: Parts of speech
Words classified by their grammatical properties like nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.
Index
Adjectives Top
#adj Adjective (generic)
17,420 entriesAll kinds of Japanese adjectives
#adj-f Noun or verb acting prenominally
1,028 entriesVerbs or nouns acting as an adjective.
#adj-i い adjective
2,035 entriesAdjectives finishing in い before they modify a noun.
#adj-ix い adjective
129 entriesSpecial case of い(keiyoushi) adjectives that conjugate like いい/よい
#adj-ku 'ku' adjective (archaic)
16 entriesArchaic form of adjective no longer used.
#adj-na な adjective
5,330 entriesAdjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
#adj-nari Archaic/formal form of na-adjective
21 entriesArchaic form of a な adjective no longer used.
#adj-no Noun taking the genitive case particle の
8,135 entriesNouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
#adj-pn Pre-noun adjectival
172 entriesAdjectives occurring before nouns and not in a predicative position.
#adj-shiku 'shiku' adjective (archaic)
8 entriesArchaic form of adjective no longer used.
#adj-t たる adjective
538 entriesA variant of な adjectives which take たる ending.
#aux-adj Auxiliary adjective
8 entriesAuxiliary adjective
Adverbs Top
#adv Adverb
3,787 entriesFukushi adverb coming from adjectives.
#adv-to Adverb taking the と particle
1,492 entriesAdverb taking the 'to' particle
Nouns Top
#n Noun
179,958 entriesNoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
#n-pref Noun (prefix)
181 entriesNoun, used as a prefix
#n-suf Noun (suffix)
643 entriesNoun, used as a suffix
#noun Noun (generic)
194,730 entriesAll kinds of Japanese nouns
Verbs Top
#aux-v Auxiliary verb
130 entriesAuxiliary verb
#v-unspec Verb unspecified
1 entriesVerb unspecified
#v1 Ichidan verb
3,754 entriesIchidan verb
#v1-s Ichidan verb
2 entriesIchidan verb - kureru special class
#v2 Nidan verb (archaic)
72 entriesAll kinds of nidan verbs (archaic)
#v2a-s Nidan verb (archaic)
2 entriesNidan verb with 'u' ending (archaic)
#v2b-k Nidan verb (archaic)
3 entriesNidan verb (upper class) with 'bu' ending (archaic)
#v2d-s Nidan verb (archaic)
2 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'dzu' ending (archaic)
#v2g-k Nidan verb (archaic)
1 entriesNidan verb (upper class) with 'gu' ending (archaic)
#v2g-s Nidan verb (archaic)
2 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'gu' ending (archaic)
#v2h-k Nidan verb (archaic)
2 entriesNidan verb (upper class) with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic)
#v2h-s Nidan verb (archaic)
6 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic)
#v2k-k Nidan verb (archaic)
2 entriesNidan verb (upper class) with 'ku' ending (archaic)
#v2k-s Nidan verb (archaic)
4 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'ku' ending (archaic)
#v2m-s Nidan verb (archaic)
13 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'mu' ending (archaic)
#v2n-s Nidan verb (archaic)
2 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'nu' ending (archaic)
#v2r-k Nidan verb (archaic)
2 entriesNidan verb (upper class) with 'ru' ending (archaic)
#v2r-s Nidan verb (archaic)
17 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'ru' ending (archaic)
#v2s-s Nidan verb (archaic)
1 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'su' ending (archaic)
#v2t-k Nidan verb (archaic)
4 entriesNidan verb (upper class) with 'tsu' ending (archaic)
#v2t-s Nidan verb (archaic)
3 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'tsu' ending (archaic)
#v2w-s Nidan verb (archaic)
1 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'u' ending and 'we' conjugation (archaic)
#v2y-k Nidan verb (archaic)
4 entriesNidan verb (upper class) with 'yu' ending (archaic)
#v2y-s Nidan verb (archaic)
3 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'yu' ending (archaic)
#v2z-s Nidan verb (archaic)
1 entriesNidan verb (lower class) with 'zu' ending (archaic)
#v4 Yodan verb (archaic)
70 entriesAll kinds of yodan verbs (archaic)
#v4b Yodan verb (archaic)
2 entriesYodan verb with 'bu' ending (archaic)
#v4g Yodan verb (archaic)
2 entriesYodan verb with 'gu' ending (archaic)
#v4h Yodan verb (archaic)
8 entriesYodan verb with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic)
#v4k Yodan verb (archaic)
15 entriesYodan verb with 'ku' ending (archaic)
#v4m Yodan verb (archaic)
3 entriesYodan verb with 'mu' ending (archaic)
#v4r Yodan verb (archaic)
27 entriesYodan verb with 'ru' ending (archaic)
#v4s Yodan verb (archaic)
8 entriesYodan verb with 'su' ending (archaic)
#v4t Yodan verb (archaic)
5 entriesYodan verb with 'tsu' ending (archaic)
#v5 Godan verb (archaic)
7,730 entriesAll kinds of godan verbs (archaic)
#v5aru Godan verb
7 entriesGodan verb - -aru special class
#v5b Godan verb
110 entriesGodan verb with 'bu' ending
#v5g Godan verb
148 entriesGodan verb with 'gu' ending
#v5k Godan verb
987 entriesGodan verb with 'ku' ending
#v5k-s Godan verb
52 entriesGodan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
#v5m Godan verb
662 entriesGodan verb with 'mu' ending
#v5n Godan verb
10 entriesGodan verb with 'nu' ending
#v5r Godan verb
2,584 entriesGodan verb with 'ru' ending
#v5r-i Godan verb
62 entriesGodan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)
#v5s Godan verb
1,990 entriesGodan verb with 'su' ending
#v5t Godan verb
296 entriesGodan verb with 'tsu' ending
#v5u Godan verb
811 entriesGodan verb with 'u' ending
#v5u-s Godan verb
11 entriesGodan verb with 'u' ending (special class)
#verb Verb (generic)
12,870 entriesAll kinds of Japanese verbs
#vi Intransitive verb
7,522 entriesIntransitive verb
#vk Kuru verb
38 entriesKuru verb - special class
#vn Irregular nu verb
3 entriesIrregular nu verb
#vr Irregular ru verb
9 entriesIrregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri
#vs Noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
13,948 entriesNoun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
#vs-c Su verb - precursor to the modern suru
39 entriesSu verb - precursor to the modern suru
#vs-i Suru verb
280 entriesSuru verb - included
#vs-s Suru verb
279 entriesSuru verb - special class
#vt Transitive verb
8,399 entriesTransitive verb
#vz Ichidan verb
88 entriesIchidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)
Others Top
#aux Auxiliary
46 entriesAuxiliary
#conj Conjunction
256 entriesWord used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.
#cop Copula
7 entriesJapanese copulas that would most often be translated as one of the so-called be-verbs of English.
#ctr Counter
257 entriesWords used along with numbers to count things, actions, and events.
#exp Expression
12,634 entriesWords or phrases, used to convey an idea.
#int Interjection
686 entriesSpoken or written expressions of emotion.
#num Numeric
113 entriesNumeric
#pn Pronoun
287 entriesPronoun
#pref Prefix
287 entriesPrefix
#prt Particle
145 entriesParticle
#suf Suffix
469 entriesSuffix
#unc Unclassified
21 entriesUnclassified