| カリ活用 | [カリかつよう, kari katsuyou] (n) classical form of i-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the "ku" adverbial form with the classical verb "ari" ("aru") |
| カ変 | [カへん, ka hen] (n) (abbr) (See カ行変格活用) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of the verb "kuru" |
| カ行変格活用 | [カぎょうへんかくかつよう, ka gyouhenkakukatsuyou] (n) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of the verb "kuru" |
| ク活用 | [クかつよう, ku katsuyou] (n) classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "ki" and predicative form ending in "shi") |
| サ変 | [サへん, sa hen] (n) (abbr) (See サ行変格活用) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of "suru" verbs |
| サ行変格活用 | [サぎょうへんかくかつよう, sa gyouhenkakukatsuyou] (n) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of "suru" verbs |
| シク活用 | [シクかつよう, shiku katsuyou] (n) classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "shiki" and predicative form ending in "shi") |
| タリ活用 | [タリかつよう, tari katsuyou] (n) classical form of na-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the particle "to" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru") |
| ナ変 | [ナへん, na hen] (n) (abbr) (See ナ行変格活用) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese) |
| ナ行変格活用 | [ナぎょうへんかくかつよう, na gyouhenkakukatsuyou] (n) {ling} irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese) |
| ラ変 | [ラへん, ra hen] (n) (abbr) (See ラ行変格活用) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese) |
| ラ行変格活用 | [ラぎょうへんかくかつよう, ra gyouhenkakukatsuyou] (n) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese) |
| 一段活用 | [いちだんかつよう, ichidankatsuyou] (n) conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs |
| 変化 | [へんげ, henge] (n,vs) (1) change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis; (2) variety; diversity; (3) inflection; declension; conjugation; (4) sidestepping (sumo); (P) |
| 屈折 | [くっせつ, kussetsu] (n,vs) (1) bending; indentation; (2) refraction; (3) inflection; (4) warping (e.g. of opinion, reasoning, etc.); distortion; (P) |