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上一段活用 (かみいちだんかつよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
conjugation of ichidan verbs ending in -iru
A technical term in Japanese grammar referring to the conjugation pattern of upper monograde (ichidan) verbs whose dictionary form ends in -iru, such as 見る (miru) or 起きる (okiru).
し
は
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語ご
幹かん
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母ぼ
音いん
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終お
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Verbs of the upper monograde conjugation have stems ending in a vowel.
Kanji 活 lively, resuscitation, being helped 用 utilize, business, service Similar words 下しも 一いち 段だん 活かつ 用よう Refers to ichidan verbs ending in -eru, such as 食べる (taberu), while 上一段活用 is specifically for -iru ending ichidan verbs.
五ご 段だん 活かつ 用よう Godan (quintigrade) conjugation, which covers most consonant-stem verbs, contrasting with the vowel-stem ichidan patterns.
Etymology Compound of 上 (kami, 'upper'), 一段 (ichidan, 'one-grade'), and 活用 (katsuyō, 'conjugation'). The term 'upper' refers to the position of the vowel i in the traditional kana chart, and 'one-grade' indicates that the stem remains unchanged across conjugations.
