Parts of speech
| This page contains the Japanese vocabulary for parts for speech. |
| Once again, understanding these important grammatical terms will speed up the learning process. It will also help you better understand English grammar at the same time. See also: adverbs of frequency, conjugated forms of verbs, counters, general linguistic terms, particles, and prepositions. |
| English | Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji |
| Parts of speech | 品詞 | ひんし | hinshi |
| verb | 動詞 | どうし | doushi |
| noun | 名詞 | めいし | meishi |
| pronoun | 代名詞 | だいめいし | daimeishi |
| personal pronoun | 人称代名詞 | にんしょうだいめいし | ninshou dai meishi |
| i adjective | 形容詞 | けいようし | keiyoushi |
| na adjective | 形容動詞 | けいようどうし | keiyoudoushi |
| adverb | 副詞 | ふくし | fukushi |
| conjunction | 接続詞 | せつぞくし | setsuzokushi |
| particle | 助詞 | じょし | joshi |
| counter | 助数詞 | じょすうし | josuushi |
| interjection | 感動詞 | かんどうし | kandoushi |
