STRUKTUR SEMANTIS VERBA NAIK DALAM BAHASA JEPANG

This article focuses on analyzing the semantic structure of ‘go up’ verb in the Japanese language. The data was collected from newspaper articles from website asahi.com by observation method and notetaking techniques. The data was analyzed using the distribution method. Distribution method was used to analyze the semantic structure by using Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) theory developed by Goddard and Wierzbicka (2014). The results show that ‘go up’ verb in the Japanese Language consists of verb noru, noboru, and agaru. Each verb had distinctive features that differentiate one verb to the others. Key Words: semantic structure, verbs, go up, Japanese