一いっ般ぱん名めい詞し

noun

common noun

Linguistics term for a noun that refers to a general class of entities, as opposed to a proper noun.

• 「犬いぬ」は一いっ般ぱん名めい詞しで、「ポチ」は固こ有ゆう名めい詞しです。

  "Dog" is a common noun, and "Pochi" is a proper noun.