独どく立りつ語ご

noun

independent word; free-standing word

In Japanese grammar, a word that can stand alone as a meaningful unit, such as a noun, verb, or adjective, as opposed to a particle or auxiliary verb.

• 「独どく立りつ語ご」は、日本にほん語ご文ぶん法ぽうで自じ立りつ語ごとも呼よばれる。

  独立語 is also called 自立語 in Japanese grammar.

• この文ぶんでは、名めい詞しと動どう詞しが独どく立りつ語ごにあたる。

  In this sentence, the noun and the verb are independent words.