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SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE GRAMMAR
2.3. Noun k Noun
Two or more nouns are connected with noun connecting particles such as to
and ya to form a larger noun equivalent. A comma can also be used to connect
nouns. Examples:
"Lk
(13) a. i%+ki59553-(k)
(kanji and katakana)
(d to1 (DBJG: 473-76))
b. 3W4797f -3(9)
(plates, knives, and forks (among others))
(dya (DBJG: 536-38))
c. %~bkfiSL&kfi
(tempura, sashimi, and so on)

d. 7%')?1, F47, 74)XQP
(America, Germany, France, etc.)
e. fi>js.@$(js.)
(a pen or a pencil)
?+A;< Z friZ< 2
f. HWE wn, @jZm, 3 f:lkP HZ
(Japanese, Korean, or Chinese)
2.4. Embedded interrogative sentences
An interrogative sentence embedded in another sentence is a noun equivalent,
as in (14).
(14) a. $!&F+&??TZI js. (flkgf~~)
(Who will do that (is the question.))
b. ~&fl\/>fiCc~~fi(Q~;i6,~~d'&60)
((It is necessary to teach) how important reading is.)