(ふくごう)

ふくごう
noun, verb-suru
compound, composite, complex
1. compound, composite, complex, combined
The combination of two or more elements into a single unit. Used as a noun or as a modifier (複合(ふくごう)〜) to describe things made up of multiple components.
複合(ふくごう)施設(しせつ)がオープンした。
A multi-use complex opened.
これは複合(ふくごう)(てき)原因(げんいん)による問題(もんだい)だ。
This is a problem caused by multiple combined factors.
複合(ふくごう)素材(そざい)使用(しよう)することで、軽量(けいりょう)でありながら(たか)強度(きょうど)実現(じつげん)した。
By using composite materials, they achieved high strength while keeping the weight low.

USAGE NOTE:
複合(ふくごう) is very commonly used as a prefix modifier (複合(ふくごう)〜) meaning "compound," "composite," or "multi-." It appears in many technical, commercial, and everyday compounds.

In grammar, 複合(ふくごう)() (compound word) and 複合(ふくごう)動詞(どうし) (compound verb) are important linguistic terms.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 複合(ふくごう)施設(しせつ) (multi-use complex, combined facility)
  • 複合(ふくごう)(てき) (composite, multifaceted)
  • 複合(ふくごう)() (compound word)
  • 複合(ふくごう)動詞(どうし) (compound verb)
  • 複合(ふくごう)素材(そざい) (composite material)
  • 複合(ふくごう)() (multifunction device/printer)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 合成(ごうせい): synthesis, composition (creating something new from parts)
  • 混合(こんごう): mixture, blending (combining substances)
  • 統合(とうごう): integration, unification (merging into one)