上じょう位い概がい念ねん

noun

superordinate concept; broader term; hypernym

Technical term used in semantics, taxonomy, and thesaurus work. Refers to a category that includes a given concept as a member, e.g. 'animal' is a superordinate concept of 'dog'.

• 「犬いぬ」の上じょう位い概がい念ねんは「動どう物ぶつ」です。

  The superordinate concept of 'dog' is 'animal'.

• シソーラスでは、上じょう位い概がい念ねんと下か位い概がい念ねんの関かん係けいが重じゅう要ようです。

  In a thesaurus, the relationship between broader terms and narrower terms is important.