A grammatical term referring to a word or phrase that completes the meaning of a predicate. In Japanese grammar, it often corresponds to elements marked by particles like に or と that are required by the verb.
In 'He became a doctor,' 'a doctor' is a complement.
英語の文法では、補語は主語や目的語を説明する語句を指す。
In English grammar, a complement refers to a word or phrase that describes the subject or object.
From 補 (ほ, 'supplement') + 語 (ご, 'word'). A coined term in Japanese linguistics to translate the Western grammatical concept of 'complement'.