Japanese symbol for “modifier”
修飾語
しゅうしょくご
Romaji: shuushokugo
modifier; qualifier
In Japanese, modifier is 修飾語, read しゅうしょくご (shuushokugo).
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Meanings
- n modifier; qualifier (gramm)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “modifier”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 修飾子 | しゅうしょくし shuushokushi | modifier; qualifier |
| 修飾語句 | しゅうしょくごく shuushokugoku | modifier; qualifier |
| 修飾句 | しゅうしょくく shuushokuku | modifier; qualifier |
| 調整剤 | ちょうせいざい chouseizai | adjustor; regulator; modifier |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 修正 | しゅうせい shuusei | amendment; correction; revision |
| 修理 | しゅうり shuuri | repair; mending; fixing |
| 研修 | けんしゅう kenshuu | training (esp. in-service); induction course |
| 修了 | しゅうりょう shuuryou | completion (of a course) |
| 修学旅行 | しゅうがくりょこう shuugakuryokou | excursion; field trip; school trip |
| 修復 | しゅうふく shuufuku | restoration; repair; mending |
| 飾り | かざり kazari | decoration; ornament; trimmings |
| 装飾 | そうしょく soushoku | ornament; decoration |
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “modifier”.
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