noun
content word
Linguistics term for a word that carries semantic content (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.), as opposed to function words (機能語).
See also: 機能語
内容語と機能語の区別は言語学の基本です。
The distinction between content words and function words is fundamental in linguistics.
Compound of 内容 (ないよう, 'content') and 語 (ご, 'word'), a calque from English 'content word'.