noun
compound word; phrase; collocation
General linguistic term for a fixed combination of words that functions as a unit. Covers compounds, set phrases, and collocations.
「連語」とは、二つ以上の単語が結びついて一つのまとまりとして使われる表現のことです。
A 'rengo' is an expression in which two or more words are combined and used as a single unit.
noun
In grammar and logic, refers specifically to the copula (e.g., だ, です) that links subject and predicate.
See also: 繋辞
日本語の「だ」や「です」は、文法で連語と呼ばれることがあります。
In grammar, Japanese 'da' and 'desu' are sometimes called 'rengo' (copula).
Compound of 連 (ren, 'link') and 語 (go, 'word'), literally 'linked words'. The term is used in Japanese linguistics to describe multi-word expressions.