Where does “五段活用” come from?
五段活用 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 活用 — application; inflection; to utilize.
五段活用 (Japanese): a verbal conjugation class consisting of five...
Definitions
- a verbal conjugation class consisting of five...
Ancestry of “五段活用”, step by step
五段活用 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 活用
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 活用 | application; inflection; to utilize |
via Japanese 五段
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 五段 | pentagrade conjugation |