noun
proper noun
A grammatical term for nouns that name specific entities, such as people, places, or organizations. In Japanese, proper nouns are typically written without an article and are not capitalized in the same way as in English.
「東京」や「田中さん」は固有名詞です。
"Tokyo" and "Tanaka-san" are proper nouns.
普通名詞 is a common noun, referring to general categories (e.g., 犬 'dog'), while 固有名詞 refers to specific named entities.
Compound of 固有 (こゆう, 'inherent, characteristic') + 名詞 (めいし, 'noun'). The term is a direct calque from Western grammatical terminology.