指し示じ代だい名めい詞し

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Meanings

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noun

demonstrative pronoun

grammar

A grammatical term for pronouns that point to something, such as これ, それ, あれ, and どれ in Japanese.

指finger, point to, indicate

示show, indicate, point out

代substitute, change, convert

名name, noted, distinguished

詞part of speech, words, poetry

指し示じ形けい容よう詞し
指示形容詞 (demonstrative adjective) modifies a noun (e.g., この本), while 指示代名詞 stands alone as a pronoun.

Compound of 指示 (shiji, 'pointing out') and 代名詞 (daimeishi, 'pronoun'). A straightforward calque from Western grammatical terminology.