連語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
連	語
れん Grade: 4	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Possibly coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 連 (ren, “linking, joining”) +‎ 語 (go, “word”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) れんご [rèńgó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾẽ̞ŋɡo̞]

Noun

連(れん)語(ご) • (rengo) 

1. (linguistics) a compound word: a multiple-word term used as a set phrase or single term

See also

• Category:Japanese compound terms

Korean

Hanja in this term
連	語

Noun

連語 • (yeoneo) (hangeul 연어)
連語 • (ryeoneo) (hangeul 련어)

1. hanja form^? of 연어 (“collocation”)
2. hanja form^? of 련어 (“collocation”)