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表層形
ひじ掛け
ヒジカケ
名詞

ひじ掛け (ヒジカケ)

Hijikake · ひじかけ — armrest (of a chair), elbow rest

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ひじ掛け in rōmaji: hijikake.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 肘掛け 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月3日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
ひじ掛け
見出し語 (Lemma)
肘掛け
読み (Reading)
ヒジカケ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
ひじ掛け
読み・基本形
ヒジカケ
表記・基本形
ひじ掛け
見出し語の読み
ヒジカケ
💡 English Meaning

ひじ掛け means “armrest (of a chair), elbow rest” — full definition & examples →

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肘掛け (ヒジカケ) — main entry →

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ヒジカケ
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The surface form (ひじ掛け) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (肘掛け) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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