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複合動詞 (fukugoudoushi) Japanese meaning: compound verb | Kotomora

複ふく合ごう動どう詞し

ふ

く

ご

う

ど

う

し

Meanings

1

compound verb

Linguistics term for a verb formed by combining two or more words, such as 飛び込む or 話し合う.

日本にほん語ごの複ふく合ごう動どう詞しには「飛とび込

こ

む

」

や

「

話はな

し

合あ

う

」

など

が

ある

。

Japanese compound verbs include 飛び込む and 話し合う.

Kanji

複duplicate, double, compound
合fit, suit, join
動move, motion, change
詞part of speech, words, poetry

Related words

複ふく合ごう名めい詞し
複合名詞 is a compound noun, while 複合動詞 is specifically a compound verb.

Built from

複ふく合ごう+動どう詞し

Etymology

From 複合 (compound) + 動詞 (verb). A straightforward modern technical term.