

Not to be confused with Jikoshoukai, Jiko chuu is an abbreviation of the word 自己中心的 (jiko chuu shin teki) which means selfish, egocentric, or self-centered. They help to add voice to your writing.That being said… Everyone has their selfish moment! And there is a perfect Japanese Slang word to express someone’s selfishness: Jiko chuu, 「自己チュー」「自己中」「ジコチュー」. Interjections can really liven up a sentence. Such examples are Wow!, Ouch!, Hurray!, and Oh no!. Interjection - An interjection is a word that shows strong emotion. Homographs - Homographs are words that may or may not sound alike but have the same spelling but a different meaning.Ĭomplex Sentence - A complex sentence is an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. Homophones - Homophones are words that sound alike but they have different meanings and different spellings. Some examples are in, out, under, over, after, out, into, up, down, for, and between. Preposition - A preposition is a word that shows position or, direction. Some examples conjunctions are: and, but, or, nor, although, yet, so, either, and also. It tells what kind, how many, or which one.Ĭonjunction - A conjunction is a word that joins words or word groups together. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.Īdjective - An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. Proper Noun - The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.

Nouns are the subject of a sentence.Ĭommon Noun - A noun that does not name a specific person, place or thing. Noun - A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. They tell how much, how often, when and where something is done. Verb - A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being.Īdverb - An adverb describes how the action is performed.
