受身形
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 受 | 身 | 形 |
| う(け) Grade: 3 |
み Grade: 3 |
けい Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | kan’on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 受け身形 |
Etymology
Compound of 受け身 (ukemi, “passivity; passive voice”) + 形 (kei, “shape, form; grammatical form”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝke̞mʲike̞ː]
Usage notes
Often glossed in bilingual dictionaries as passive voice. This is somewhat misleading, as "passive voice" can be used to describe a text more broadly, whereas 受身形 (ukemikei) refers more specifically to the 形 (kei) or conjugated form of a verb.
Synonyms
- 受動態 (judōtai, “passive voice”, more broadly)
See also
- 動詞 (dōshi): verb
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