主語(しゅご)

主語(しゅご) is a grammatical term for the subject of a sentence.

Japanese grammar note:

• Japanese often omits the subject when it's clear from context
• The subject is typically marked by the particle が, though は can also mark the topic (which may or may not be the grammatical subject)

Related grammatical terms:

• 述語(じゅつご) (predicate)
• 目的語(もくてきご) (object)
• 修飾語(しゅうしょくご) (modifier)
• 補語(ほご) (complement)

Common collocations:

• 主語(しゅご)を省略(しょうりゃく)する (to omit the subject)
• 主語(しゅご)と述語(じゅつご) (subject and predicate)