noun
conjunctive particle
A grammatical term for particles that connect clauses, such as ば, から, けれど, ながら.
「ば」や「から」は接続助詞の一種です。
"Ba" and "kara" are types of conjunctive particles.
接続詞 is a conjunction (e.g., しかし, そして), while 接続助詞 is a particle that attaches to a clause to connect it to another.
Compound of 接続 (connection) + 助詞 (particle).