noun
Printing term for a single piece of type containing two or more letters or a whole word.
活版印刷では、よく使う単語は連字として用意されることがある。
In letterpress printing, frequently used words are sometimes prepared as logotypes.
noun
Refers to a compound word made of two or more kanji; synonymous with 熟語 in this sense.
See also: 熟語
「連字」という言葉自体が、二つの漢字からなる連字です。
The word 連字 itself is a kanji compound made of two characters.