被ひ修しゅう飾しょく名めい詞し

noun

modified noun; head noun

Linguistics term for the noun that is modified by a preceding clause or phrase, e.g., the noun after a relative clause.

• 「私わたしが昨日きのう買かった本ほん」では、「本ほん」が被ひ修しゅう飾しょく名めい詞しです。

  In 'the book I bought yesterday,' 'book' is the modified noun.