A grammatical term referring to the mood used for stating facts or asking questions, as opposed to imperative, subjunctive, etc. Used in linguistic contexts.
The indicative mood is the mood used when stating facts.
英語の叙実法では、動詞の形が変わることがあります。
In the English indicative mood, the verb form can change.
Subjunctive mood, used for hypotheticals or wishes, differing from the factual indicative.
Compound of 叙実 (jojitsu, 'statement of facts') + 法 (hō, 'mood' in grammar). The term is a direct translation of the Western grammatical concept 'indicative mood'.