noun
vowel-stem verb; ichidan verb
A linguistic term for verbs whose stem ends in a vowel, also known as ichidan verbs. Contrasts with 子音動詞 (consonant-stem verbs).
「食べる」は母音動詞の一例です。
"Taberu" is an example of a vowel-stem verb.
母音動詞は一段動詞とも呼ばれます。
Vowel-stem verbs are also called ichidan verbs.
Compound of 母音 (vowel) and 動詞 (verb), a calque from Western linguistic terminology.