noun
k-irregular conjugation
Abbreviation of カ行変格活用. Refers to the classical Japanese verb conjugation class whose only modern member is 来る (くる). Used in linguistic and pedagogical contexts.
See also: カ行変格活用
「来る」はカ変動詞の唯一の例です。
"Kuru" is the only example of a k-irregular verb.
古典文法ではカ変は「来」一語だけの活用の種類です。
In classical grammar, k-irregular conjugation is a conjugation type with only the verb '来'.
Abbreviation of カ行変格活用 (ka-gyō henkaku katsuyō), literally 'k-row irregular conjugation'. The カ refers to the k-row of the kana table, as the stem ends in k-.