Where does “変格活用” come from?
変格活用 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 変格, from Japanese 変, from Middle Chinese 變.
変格活用 (Japanese): irregular conjugation
Definitions
- irregular conjugation
Ancestry of “変格活用”, step by step
変格活用 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 変格
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 変格 | irregularity; irregular conjugation; translative... |
| 2 | Japanese | 変 | a change |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 變 | — |
via Japanese 活用
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 活用 | application; inflection; to utilize |