An introduction to Japanese - Syntax, Grammar & Language

INDEX 373

Kanji, 17
Kanji classes
derivatives, 22
phonetic loans, 22
Kanji readings
chinese derived readings, 19
go’on, 18
han readings, 19
kan’on, 18
native japanese derived readings,
19
so’on, 18
to’on, 18
wu readings, 19
( ), 18
( ), 18
( ), 18
( ), 18
Kanji types
form/reading combination, 22
ideographs, 21
pictographs, 21
Kansaiben, 66
, 66
, 66
Kashamoji, 22
Keiseimoji, 22
Kunyomi, 19

Language types
sov, 39
svo, 39
vos, 39
vso, 39
Last month, 256
Last week, 255
Last year, 258
Later, 221
Likeness, 276 , 280
Listing arguments, 181
Literary style, 51

Loan words, 16

Logical and, 165

Logical or, 157

Long vowel, 12

, 13

, 13

, 13

, 13

, 13

, 13

, 13

, 13

, 13

, 13

, 13

, 13

Mandarin, 43

Manner, 277 , 278

Meiji restoration, 246

Mezzanine, 241

Midday, 252

Midnight, 252

Might or might not, 283

Mimeses, 162

Ming Dynasty, 18

Minimal sentence, 39

Ministry of education, 21

Modern continuative, 103

Modern Japanese, 51

Month after next, 256

Month before last, 256

Mora, 9

Morning, 266

Name suffixes, 306

standard name suffix, 306

( ), 307

( ), 306

, 306

( ), 306