慣用句
Meanings
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idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
A fixed expression whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal meanings of its parts. In Japanese linguistics, 慣用句 is often contrasted with ことわざ (proverb) and 四字熟語 (four-character compound).
"Abura o uru" is an idiom meaning "to waste time."
Learning Japanese idioms is difficult but interesting.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉という慣用句the idiom that goes '...'
Do you know the idiom that goes 'I could use even a cat's help' (meaning extremely busy)?
- 慣用句を使うto use an idiom
Using idioms in an essay makes the expression richer.
- 慣用句の意味を調べるto look up the meaning of an idiom
I looked up the meaning of an idiom I didn't know in the dictionary.
- 慣用句を覚えるto memorize an idiom
I want to memorize a lot of Japanese idioms.