述部

Reading

Kana: じゅつぶ

Romaji: jutsubu

Definition

noun

1

predicate

(Linguistics terminology)

Kanji

述

Readings: ジュツ、 の.べる

Meanings: mention, state, speak, relate

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

Example Sentence

「述部(じゅつぶ)」とは、動作(どうさ)を表(あらわ)す部分(ぶぶん)で、最後(さいご)が「～だ」「～する」などになる部分(ぶぶん)です。

➥The "predicate" is that part that shows the action in the sentence. In Japanese it would be the part that ends in "da", "suru", etc.