下しも二に段だん活かつ用よう

Meanings

lower bigrade conjugation

A classical Japanese verb conjugation class where the stem ends in -e or -u depending on the inflectional form. Used in historical grammar study.

下しも二に段だん活かつ用ようは古こ典てん文ぶん法ぽうで学まなぶ動どう詞し活かつ用ようです。
Lower bigrade conjugation is a verb conjugation studied in classical grammar.

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Kanji

下below, down, descend
二two, two radical (no. 7)
段grade, steps, stairs
活lively, resuscitation, being helped
用utilize, business, service

Related words

上かみ二に段だん活かつ用よう
Upper bigrade conjugation, where the stem vowel alternates between -i and -u, as opposed to -e and -u in lower bigrade.
四よ段だん活かつ用よう
Quadrigrade conjugation, the most common classical verb class, with four stem vowels (a, i, u, e).
下しも一いち段だん活かつ用よう
Modern lower monograde conjugation, which evolved from lower bigrade verbs; stem ends only in -e.

Built from

下しも+二に段だん活かつ用よう

Etymology

From 下 (lower) + 二段 (two-grade) + 活用 (conjugation), referring to the two stem vowels (e and u) that appear in the lower (e-row) position of the kana chart.