noun
adposition
Linguistics term covering both prepositions and postpositions. Used in technical discussions of grammar.
日本語の助詞は接置詞の一種と見なされることがある。
Japanese particles are sometimes regarded as a type of adposition.
接置詞には前置詞と後置詞が含まれる。
Adpositions include prepositions and postpositions.
Postposition; a type of adposition that comes after its complement.
Compound of 接 (setsu, 'adjoin') + 置 (chi, 'place') + 詞 (shi, 'word'), likely a calque from Western linguistic terminology.