Meaning

Primary

Adverb

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

This is like your side part of speech, as in, you add it to the side of a verb because it's an adverb.

Reading

ふくし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

私は昨日、日本語の時を表す副詞を学びました。

I learned Japanese adverbs that show time yesterday.

その副詞の使い方がよく分からないので、今辞書で調べているところなんです。

I'm not sure how to use that adverb, so I'm looking it up in the dictionary right now.

副詞節と名詞節の違いを説明しなさい。

Explain the difference between an adverbial clause and a noun clause.

Kanji Composition