慣 用 句(かんようく)

かんようく

noun

idiom, idiomatic phrase

1. idiom; idiomatic phrase; set expression

A fixed combination of words whose meaning cannot be easily deduced from the individual words. In Japanese grammar education, this term refers specifically to multi-word expressions with established figurative meanings.

慣用句(かんようく)を覚(おぼ)える。

I memorize idioms.

この慣用句(かんようく)は日常(にちじょう)会話(かいわ)でよく使(つか)われる。

This idiom is often used in everyday conversation.

国語(こくご)の授業(じゅぎょう)で慣用句(かんようく)の意味(いみ)と使(つか)い方(かた)を習(なら)った。

We learned the meanings and usage of idiomatic phrases in Japanese class.

Usage: 慣用句(かんようく) is a grammatical term used in Japanese language education. It refers to fixed multi-word expressions like 猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたい (so busy one would welcome even a cat's help) or 目(め)から鱗(うろこ) (eye-opening revelation).

Common collocations

慣用句(かんようく)を使(つか)う: to use an idiom
慣用句(かんようく)を覚(おぼ)える: to memorize idioms
慣用句(かんようく)の意味(いみ): the meaning of an idiom
慣用句(かんようく)辞典(じてん): idiom dictionary

Similar words

慣用句(かんようく): fixed multi-word expression with figurative meaning
諺(ことわざ): proverb (complete sentence conveying wisdom or advice)
四字熟語(よじじゅくご): four-character compound (yojijukugo)

Related Words

Compare: 諺(ことわざ) (proverb (complete sentence))

Compare: 四字熟語(よじじゅくご) (four-character compound)

Compare: フレーズ (phrase)

Compare: 決(き)まり文句(もんく) (set phrase)

Compare: 成句(せいく) (set phrase)

Compare: 成語(せいご) (set phrase)

Related: 慣用語(かんようご) (idiom)

Compare: 定型句(ていけいく) (set phrase)

Compare: 定型表現(ていけいひょうげん) (fixed expression)

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Added 2026.3.8 22:53 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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