noun
za-column of the kana table
Refers to the row of the Japanese syllabary containing ざ (za), じ (ji), ず (zu), ぜ (ze), ぞ (zo). Used in linguistic and educational contexts.
五十音図で、ザ行はサ行に濁点を付けたものです。
In the gojūon chart, the za-column is the sa-column with dakuten added.
noun
ichidan verbs ending in -jiru or -zuru
In Japanese grammar, a classification for upper-monograde (上一段) verbs whose dictionary form ends in じる or ずる, such as 感じる or 信ずる. Primarily used in traditional grammar descriptions.
「感じる」や「信ずる」はザ行上一段活用の動詞です。
Verbs like 感じる and 信ずる are za-column upper-monograde verbs.
noun
classical verbs ending in -zu
In classical Japanese grammar, refers to verbs whose shūshikei (dictionary form) ends in ず, such as 死ぬ (しぬ) → 死ず (しず) in some classical paradigms. Rare, specialized historical grammar term.
古典文法では、ザ行に分類される動詞の終止形は「ず」で終わります。
In classical grammar, verbs classified in the za-column have a shūshikei ending in ず.
Upper-monograde conjugation class; ザ行上一段 is a subset of this.
Compound of ザ (za, the first kana of the row) and 行 (gyō, 'row' or 'column'), referring to the row in the kana table. The grammatical senses derive from the fact that the relevant verb endings contain sounds from this row.