熟語(じゅくご)

じゅくご
noun
compound word, idiom
1. compound word, especially kanji compounds
A word formed by combining two or more kanji characters.
漢字(かんじ)の熟語(じゅくご)を覚(おぼ)えるのは大変(たいへん)だ。
Memorizing kanji compound words is difficult.
この熟語(じゅくご)の意味(いみ)を教(おし)えてください。
Please tell me the meaning of this compound word.
二字(にじ)熟語(じゅくご)を使(つか)って文(ぶん)を作(つく)りなさい。
Make a sentence using a two-character compound word.
2. idiom, set phrase
A fixed expression or phrase with a specific meaning.
四字(よじ)熟語(じゅくご)のテストがあった。
There was a test on four-character idioms.
スピーチに四字(よじ)熟語(じゅくご)を入(い)れると、印象(いんしょう)に残(のこ)りやすい。
Including four-character idioms in a speech makes it more memorable.
「一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)」は日本語(にほんご)でもよく使(つか)われる四字(よじ)熟語(じゅくご)だ。
'Killing two birds with one stone' is a four-character idiom commonly used in Japanese too.

COMMON TYPES:

四字(よじ)熟語(じゅくご) are particularly important in Japanese:

  • Often derived from classical Chinese
  • Used to express complex ideas concisely
  • Commonly tested in schools

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

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Added 2026.1.13 22:58 · Revised 2026.5.30 22:26
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