下か位い語ご

noun

hyponym

Linguistics term for a word whose meaning is included within a broader term (上位語). For example, 犬 is a hyponym of 動物.

See also: 上位語

• 「犬いぬ」は「動どう物ぶつ」の下か位い語ごです。

  "Dog" is a hyponym of "animal."

noun

narrower term

Computing/information science term for a more specific concept in a taxonomy or thesaurus.

• シソーラスでは、下か位い語ごから上じょう位い語ごをたどることができる。

  In a thesaurus, you can navigate from narrower terms to broader terms.