A single lexical unit; used in language learning and linguistics. Can refer to a word as a dictionary entry or a vocabulary item.
Please look up the meaning of this word in a dictionary.
毎日10個ずつ新しい単語を覚えています。
I memorize ten new vocabulary words every day.
I memorize five new words every day.
I looked up the meaning of the word I didn't know in the dictionary.
Please arrange the words in the correct order to make a sentence.
単語 is the general word for 'word' in any language, whereas 英単語 specifically means an English word.
vocabulary list; word list
word book; vocabulary list; glossary