also: ちょうふくぶん
compound-complex sentence
A grammatical term for a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. Used in Japanese grammar analysis.
A compound-complex sentence is a sentence that consists of multiple main clauses and subordinate clauses.
A compound sentence with two or more independent clauses.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading じゅうふくぶん is the most common modern pronunciation.
Alternate reading. ちょうふく is a traditional reading of 重複 that is still used by some speakers, but じゅうふく is now more common.
From 重複 (じゅうふく/ちょうふく, 'duplication; overlapping') + 文 (ぶん, 'sentence'). The term describes a sentence structure that combines features of both compound and complex sentences.