passive form; passive voice
Grammatical term for the verb form that expresses the subject being acted upon. In Japanese, it is formed with the auxiliary れる/られる.
"Taberareru" is the passive form of "taberu".
The Japanese passive form can also express suffering or inconvenience.
Potential form; often confused with the passive form because both can use れる/られる, but context and verb type distinguish them.
Standard kanji spelling for the grammatical term 'passive form'.
Variant spelling with okurigana; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 受け身 (ukemi, 'passive') + 形 (kei, 'form'). 受け身 itself is a combination of 受ける (ukeru, 'to receive') and 身 (mi, 'body/self').