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)
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Added 2026.3.8 22:53
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