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).