助字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょ
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(じょ)() • (joji

  1. (kanbun, Chinese characters) an auxiliary character, an expletive character
  2. (grammar) an auxiliary, a function word

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN