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複合名詞 (ふくごうめいし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

複ふく合ごう名めい詞し

ふ

く

ご

う

め

い

し

Meanings

1

compound noun

A noun formed by combining two or more words or stems, such as 本棚 (bookshelf) or 携帯電話 (mobile phone). Used in linguistic and grammatical contexts.

「複ふく合ごう名めい詞し」とは、

二ふた

つ

以い

上じょう

の

語ご

が

組く

み

合あ

わさっ

て

でき

た

名めい

詞し

の

こと

です

。

A 'compound noun' is a noun made by combining two or more words.

日本にほん語ごには「星ほし空ぞら」や「雨あま音おと」のような複ふく合ごう名めい詞しがたくさんあります。

Japanese has many compound nouns like 星空 (starry sky) and 雨音 (sound of rain).

Kanji

複duplicate, double, compound
合fit, suit, join
名name, noted, distinguished
詞part of speech, words, poetry

Related words

複ふく合ごう語ご
複合語 is a broader term for any compound word, while 複合名詞 specifically refers to compound nouns.
合ごう成せい語ご
合成語 is a general term for compound words, often used interchangeably with 複合語, but 複合名詞 is more precise for nouns.

Built from

複ふく合ごう+名めい詞し

Etymology

From 複合 (compound) + 名詞 (noun). A straightforward modern compound used in linguistics.