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助詞: particle, postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

助詞(じょし)

じょし

particle, postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word

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Reading and meaning

Reading: じょし
Romaji: joshi
Meaning: particle, postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

助詞(じょし)の選択一(せんたくひと)つで、文(ぶん)の意味(いみ)は大(おお)きく変(か)わり得(う)る。
The meaning of a sentence can change greatly depending on the choice of a single particle.
この文(ぶん)では、助詞(じょし)が省略(しょうりゃく)されているため、解釈(かいしゃく)に幅(はば

)

が

生(しょう)

じる。

In this sentence, the particle has been omitted, leaving room for interpretation.

助詞(じょし)の誤用(ごよう)は、文章全体(ぶんしょうぜんたい)の論理関係(ろんりかんけい)を曖昧(あいまい)にしかねない。

Misusing particles can make the logical relationships throughout a sentence ambiguous.

助詞(じょし)は、語(こ)と語(ばとことば)の関係(かんけい)を示(しめ)す重要(じゅうよう)な要素(ようそ)である。

Particles are important elements that indicate the relationships between words.