Japanese

Noun

指示形容詞 ‎(hiragana しじけいようし, romaji shiji keiyōshi)

1. demonstrative adjective

Related terms

• 形容詞 (けいようし) ‎(keiyōshi, “adjective”)

See also

• 連体詞 (れんたいし) ‎(rentaishi, “adnominal, prenominal adjective”)
• こんな ‎(konna, “this such”) (When the subject is near to the speaker, physically or in their mind.)
• そんな ‎(sonna, “that such”) (When the subject is indicated by a gesture or the previous sentences.)
• あんな ‎(anna, “that such”) (When the subject is far from the speaker, physically or in their mind.)
• どんな ‎(donna, “what kind”)