Verb conjugation in which the stem vowel changes across five rows (a, i, u, e, o). This is the most common conjugation type in modern Japanese (e.g., kaku, hanasu, yomu).
「書く」は五段活用の代表的な動詞で、書か・書き・書く・書け・書こうと変化します。
"Kaku" is a typical godan verb; it conjugates as kaka-, kaki-, kaku, kake-, kakou.
五段活用の動詞は未然形や連用形で語幹の母音が変わるのが特徴です。
Godan verbs are characterized by changes in the stem vowel in forms like the irrealis and continuative.
日本語学習では、まず五段活用の活用パターンを覚えると便利です。
For Japanese learners, it's useful to first memorize the conjugation patterns of godan verbs.