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Meaning of 語形変化(ごけいへんか) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 語形変化

Kana Reading ごけいへんか

Romaji gokeihenka

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`

Meaning

inflection of words (e.g. declension of nouns and conjugation of verbs)

Examples of 語形変化, ごけいへんか in a sentence

このように、名詞の変化のパターンがある他に、動詞の語形変化も現代英語よりもいろいろな種類がありました。

Accordingly, besides noun declension patterns, there also existed a greater variety of verb conjugation patterns than in Modern English.

Related Kanji

形 JLPT 3

7 strokes

shape, form, style

On'Yomi: ケイ, ギョウ

Kun'Yomi: かた, -がた, かたち, なり

語 JLPT 5

14 strokes

word, speech, language

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: かた.る, かた.らう

変 JLPT 3

9 strokes

unusual, change, strange

On'Yomi: ヘン

Kun'Yomi: か.わる, か.わり, か.える

化 JLPT 3

4 strokes

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

On'Yomi: カ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する