Chinese

Noun

助動詞

1. (grammar) auxiliary verb

Japanese

Noun

助動詞 ‎(hiragana じょどうし, romaji jodōshi)

1. (grammar) auxiliary verb
2. (grammar) inflecting suffix or particle in Japanese

Usage notes

The meaning of 助動詞 is different in Western grammar and in traditional Japanese grammar.

• られる in 食べられる is analysed as an inflecting suffix in Western grammar, while it is called 助動詞 in traditional Japanese grammar.
• いる in している is analysed as an auxiliary verb in Western grammar, while it is called 補助動詞 in traditional Japanese grammar.

References

• 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112