ラ行ぎょう変へん格かく活かつ用よう

noun

r-irregular conjugation (classical Japanese)

A technical grammar term referring to the classical Japanese verb conjugation class that includes あり, をり, はべり, and いまそかり. These verbs show an irregular stem ending in ラ行 (r-row) sounds. The term is used primarily in linguistic or pedagogical contexts.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん法ぽうでは、「あり」「をり」「はべり」「いまそかり」がラ行ぎょう変へん格かく活かつ用ように分ぶん類るいされる。

  In classical Japanese grammar, あり, をり, はべり, and いまそかり are classified as r-irregular conjugation verbs.